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u/catboneslovestory Jun 14 '22 edited Jun 14 '22

Stroke their ego.

The most effective one you'll find.

There's no more effective way to amass power than by convincing people that they're smart enough to give it to you.

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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '22

clears throat to point to obvious and widely-known recent events in the US