Discover Thích Nhất Hạnh: Why Governments Need Enemies to Mobilize Us!

„In order to rally people, governments need enemies. They want us to be afraid, to hate, so we will rally behind them. And if they do not have a real enemy, they will invent one in order to mobilize us.“

Thich Nhat Hanh, Thích Nhất HạnhThích Nhất Hạnh explains why governments invent enemies to stir fear and hatred—and mobilize us.
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