Anti-Flag – Anatomy Of Your Enemy (Guitar)

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10 easy steps to create an enemy and start a war:

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Listen closely because we will all see this weapon used in our lives

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It can be used on a society of the most ignorant to the most highly educated

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We need to see these tactics as a weapon against humanity and not as truth

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THIS IS HOW TO CREATE AN ENEMY! THIS IS HOW TO START A WAR!

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THIS IS HOW TO CREATE AN ENEMY!

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First step: create the enemy. Sometimes this will be done for you

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Second step: be sure the enemy you have chosen is nothing like you

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Find obvious differences like race, language, religion, dietary habits

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Fashion. Emphasize that their soldiers are not doing a job

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They are heartless murderers who enjoy killing!

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Third step: Once these differences are established

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continue to reinforce them with all disseminated information

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Fourth step: Have the media broadcast only the ruling

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Party's information this can be done through state run media

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Remember, in times of conflict all for-profit media repeats the ruling party's

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information, therefore all for-profit media is tate-run

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Fifth step: show this enemy in actions that seem strange, militant, or

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different always portray the enemy as non-human, evil, a killing machine

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THIS IS HOW TO CREATE AN ENEMY! THIS IS HOW TO START A WAR!

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THIS IS HOW TO CREATE AN ENEMY!

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Sixth step: Eliminate opposition to the ruling party

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Create an "Us versus Them" mentality. Leave no room for opinions in between

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One that does not support all actions of the ruling party should be considered a traitor

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Seventh step: Use nationalistic and/or religious symbols and rhetoric to define all actions

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This can be achieved by slogans such as "freedom loving people versus those who hate freedom."

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This can also be achieved by the use of flags

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Eighth step: Align all actions with the dominant deity

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It is very effective to use terms like, "It is god's will" or "god bless our

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Nation." ninth step: Design propaganda to show that your

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Soldiers have feelings, hopes, families, and loved ones

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Make it clear that your soldiers are doing a duty; they do not want or like to kill

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Tenth step: Create and atmosphere of fear, and instability

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Then offer the ruling party as the only solutions to comfort the public's fears

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Remembering the fear of the unknown is always the strongest fear

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THIS IS HOW TO CREATE AN ENEMY! THIS IS HOW TO START A WAR!

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THIS IS HOW TO CREATE AN ENEMY!

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We are not countries. We are not nations.(enemy)

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We are not religions. We are not gods.

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We are not weapons. We are not ammunition.(enemy)

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We are not killers.We will NOT be tools