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I_UndergroundPanther

(12,470 posts)
Fri Jan 22, 2021, 01:45 PM Jan 2021

Rumsfelt knew

"We're an empire now and when we act we create our own reality."

Put this quote in the context of all the Qanon and magat freaks happening today along with the insurection.

Looks like republicans have been working for decades to create fascism in America to make it a right wing empire..

"Rumsfeld stated: Reports that say that something hasn't happened are always interesting to me, because as we know, there are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know."

Kinda describes the gaslighting of conspirasy theorists...

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Rumsfelt knew (Original Post) I_UndergroundPanther Jan 2021 OP
What's happening today? Shell_Seas Jan 2021 #1
These days I_UndergroundPanther Jan 2021 #3
Donald Henry Rumsfeld ..... magicarpet Jan 2021 #2
The New AmeriKKKan Century.... magicarpet Jan 2021 #5
I know I know some known knowns about Rumsfeld. Harker Jan 2021 #4
I know I know I know I know I know Wednesdays Jan 2021 #7
I know I needed that! Thanks... n/t Harker Jan 2021 #8
Henry Kissinger once said that Donald Rumsfeld was the most ruthless human being he had ever BComplex Jan 2021 #6
That was his position prior to having met Trumpsky. n/t Harker Jan 2021 #10
Did he intentionally leave out the... NeoGreen Jan 2021 #9
I don't know. Harker Jan 2021 #11

I_UndergroundPanther

(12,470 posts)
3. These days
Fri Jan 22, 2021, 01:51 PM
Jan 2021

Today as things are related to the bush era back then.

Should have wrote it differently

Maybe. Should have wrote these days?
Not sure how to fix the grammar on this.

BComplex

(8,053 posts)
6. Henry Kissinger once said that Donald Rumsfeld was the most ruthless human being he had ever
Fri Jan 22, 2021, 01:56 PM
Jan 2021

met.

Just think about that.

NeoGreen

(4,031 posts)
9. Did he intentionally leave out the...
Fri Jan 22, 2021, 02:10 PM
Jan 2021

...Unknown(ed) knowns? i.e. those knowns which are selectively/deliberately ignored or forgotten?

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