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Today the Western powers and media want to domesticate us like sheep, to keep us tame and domesticated
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"Today the Western powers and media want to domesticate us like sheep, to keep us tame and domesticated"

- Abu Bakar Bashir

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This quote by Abu Bakar Bashir is a criticism of the Western powers and media. He thinks that they are attempting to manage and manipulate individuals in the East, to keep them in a state of submission and obedience. He implies that the Western powers and media are trying to domesticate people like sheep, to keep them tame and domesticated. This recommends that the Western powers and media are trying to limit the flexibility of individuals in the East, and to keep them from challenging the status quo. Bashir's quote is an effective declaration that speaks with the power imbalance in between the East and the West, and the need for people in the East to defend their rights and fight for their flexibility.

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Indonesia Flag This quote is written / told by Abu Bakar Bashir somewhere between August 17, 1938 and today. He/she was a famous Activist from Indonesia. The author also have 30 other quotes.

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