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“The myth of Batman is dangerous, especially for Harfuch. Making him a myth imposes on him the responsibility of pacifying the country. But, as we all know, Omar can’t defeat organized crime by himself.”

Specifically, he continued, “Those thematics are, I believe, the weaponization of fear. The use of fear as a tool to divide, to conquer, to consume, to pacify in order to gain power.”

Russian President Vladimir Putin has used similar methods to disorient and pacify the Russian public.

"They didn't like it and that's going to be our goal, to pacify the crowd."

I don't think we should expect to pacify the crowd, that might not be possible.