• DonkMagnum@lemy.lol
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    2 days ago

    Nah, they got kompromat on her. Bribery will get you some baubles but it’s too voluntary and you can always get outbid. You gotta get coercive if you really want to own someone’s soul.

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      According to the CIA, kompromat is also a less ideal way to influence someone because they eventually get exhausted and conclude the consequences are less painful than the control, and defect.

      The most reliable way is to make them a true believer.

      That’s why Kirk’s death is so gutting to the right: He was an excellent propagandist who specialized in influencing impressionable people.