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Yes, a foreign adversary can only really leverage existing stressors. Iran could not really radicalize for an issue which the country was either totally unified on, or else is totally apathetic about.


agit-prop sure loves to try tho

Jade Helm, Obama's tan suit, etc.

most don't stick, which means you need to hammer "real" issues, even if they're only real to 10% of the population or less, e.g. "wedge issues" etc.


Right. You're always going to be able to press on racial tensions, but just try manipulating the mass study of advanced calculus. The latter is just going to be impossible.




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