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Re:Why Hasn’t the World Been Destroyed in a Nuclear War Yet? by tormeh on Thursday May 07, 2015 @07:04AM (#9504175)
Even Iran and Saudi Arabia are pretty rational when it all comes down to it. The leaders are usually just pious on the surface - not even close to suicidal martyrs[0]

The real problem is the suicide sects, which is what I assume you meant.

0: http://nerdist.com/sex-nerd-sandra-30-harem-hottie/ (Interview with a former prostitute to the harem of the prince of Brunei. Alcohol is verboten in Brunei as a muslim country. Not only did the royals, other leaders and prostitutes do alcohol, they also did cocaine and everything else you can imagine)

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Re:Why Hasn’t the World Been Destroyed in a Nuclear War Yet? by abandonliberty on Thursday May 07, 2015 @01:24PM (#9506720)
This is reminiscent of Machiavelli's The Prince, which is a very interesting read far more nuanced than popular knowledge would imply.

He mentions a leader should only appear to be very pious.

Of course, there are claims that the book was seditionary; designed to mislead the powerful and create unrest.

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