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On the subject of ethnic mass-hysteria & the abuse of things German, spare a thought for & hoist a glass to one of the Albers Bros of local milling fame.
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It implies arbitrary selection of those who share differences of opinion and using mass-hysteria to punish them beyond the limits of rationality regardless of evidence to support the accusations.
Important News from The Onion wendigomountain 2008
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Adam Hargreaves: It's either astroturfing or some sort of mass-hysteria orlo wardawg
Win 7 Vs Mac OS X Leopard: Feature-by-Feature Showdown | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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And then I knew I was witnessing the same mass-hysteria that had caused so many of my ancestors to be lynched without mercy.
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And even if we, or He, does know, is the mass-hysteria response of “OMG, we killed Ellesmere Island!” either reasonable or helpful, never mind a viable means to a solution?
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It absolutely astonishes me to no f-ing end the number of people that support fear and mass-hysteria.
amishboy Diary Entry amishboy 2004
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Most of the changeling's anthropology professors went along with the mass-hysteria/war nerves explanation, but many of the students felt otherwise.
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He admits that "some kind of mass-hysteria element" might be involved, but adds that the ILO wants first to eliminate other factors.
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In 1979 a carefully domestic and foreign orchestrated mass-hysteria engulfed Iran through which the Islamists were able to bring down the Iranian Government by force.
WN.com - Articles related to Ethiopia's rush to build mega dams sparks protests 2010
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In 1979 a carefully domestic and foreign orchestrated mass-hysteria engulfed Iran through which the Islamists were able to bring down the Iranian Government by force.
WN.com - Articles related to Ethiopia's rush to build mega dams sparks protests 2010
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