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I cannot think of a country in which I would be happy with the government and dominant ideology and available propaganda.

Aleksandar Hemon

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Aleksandar Hemon
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: September 9
Journalist
Novelist
Screenwriter
Writer
City of Sarajevo
Thinking
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Available
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Propaganda

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