Subject: ironies..

What do you call it when very rich people exploit poor people?
- Greed and selfishness.

What do you call it when very rich countries exploit poor countries?
- Globalization.

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What do you call the form of government where a small elite exploits and intimidates the citizens?
- A dictatorship.

What do you call the form of government where a small elite exploits and intimidates the citizens, and the citizens can choose every few years which part of the elite should occupy the government buildings?
- A democracy.

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What do you call it when a group of people take the law into their own hands and kill people without a fair trial?
- A lynching.

What do you call it when the US takes the law into its own hands and kills people without a fair trial?
- Operation Enduring Freedom.

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What do you call someone who steals from the rich and gives to the poor?
- Robin Hood.

What do you call someone who steals from the poor and gives to the rich?
- The US Government.

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What do you call a weapon that can kill thousands of people?
- A weapon of mass destruction.

What do you call a weapon that has killed 1.5 million Iraqis, including more than 500,000 children?
- Sanctions.

What do you call it when just over 3 thousand people were killed in the September 11 attack on the US?
- An atrocity.

What do you call it when nearly 5 million people were killed in the Vietnam war?
- A mistake.

What do you call a foreign oppressor in the last century that controlled the economical and social life of a country?
- A colonialist power.

What do you call a foreign oppressor in this century that controls the economical and social life of a country?
- The International Monetary Fund.

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What do you call it when people are slaughtered?
- A massacre.

What do you call it when 100.000 to 200.000 Iraqi’s are slaughtered by the US at a loss to American forces of 148 (46 of which were killed by friendly fire)?
- The Gulf War.

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What do you call the 2002 presidential election in Zimbabwe where there are serious irregularities?
- A flawed election.

What do you call the presidential election in the US where there are serious irregularities?
- A victory for democracy.

What do you call someone who explodes a bomb and kills innocent people?
- A terrorist.

What do you call someone who drops a bomb from a plane and kills innocent people?
- A brave American pilot.

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What do you call it when a Palestinian uses violence against the Jews who have illegally occupied his land?
- A terrorist attack.

What do you call it when an Israeli helicopter fires rockets at Palestinian youths armed with stones?
- Self-defense.

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What do you call it when someone gives money to a government official in return for favors?
- Bribery.

What do you call it when a large corporation gives money to a government official in return for favors?
- A campaign contribution.

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