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->Thus throughout history a struggle which is the same in its main outlines recurs over and over again. For long periods [[BigBad the High]] seem to be securely in power, but sooner or later there always comes a moment when they lose either their belief in themselves or their capacity to govern efficiently, or both. They are then overthrown by [[TheStarscream the Middle]], who enlist [[WorkingClassHero the Low]] on their side by pretending to them that they are fighting for liberty and justice. As soon as they have reached their objective, the Middle thrust the Low back into their old position of servitude, and themselves become the High. Presently a new Middle group splits off from one of the other groups, or from both of them, [[HereWeGoAgain and the struggle begins over again]].

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->Thus throughout history a struggle which is the same in its main outlines recurs over and over again. For long periods [[BigBad the High]] seem to be securely in power, but sooner or later there always comes a moment when they lose either their belief in themselves or their capacity to govern efficiently, or both. They are then overthrown by [[TheStarscream the Middle]], who enlist [[WorkingClassHero the Low]] on their side [[StagedPopulistUprising by pretending to them that they are fighting for liberty and justice. justice]]. As soon as they have reached their objective, [[FullCircleRevolution the Middle thrust the Low back into their old position of servitude, and themselves become the High.High]]. Presently a new Middle group splits off from one of the other groups, or from both of them, [[HereWeGoAgain and the struggle begins over again]].
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-->--'''VideoGame/Centipede1998'''

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->Thus throughout history a struggle which is the same in its main outlines recurs over and over again. For long periods [[BigBad the High]] seem to be securely in power, but sooner or later there always comes a moment when they lose either their belief in themselves or their capacity to govern efficiently, or both. They are then overthrown by [[TheStarscream the Middle]], who enlist [[WorkingClassHero the Low]] on their side by pretending to them that they are fighting for liberty and justice. As soon as they have reached their objective, the Middle thrust the Low back into their old position of servitude, and themselves become the High. Presently a new Middle group splits off from one of the other groups, or from both of them, [[HereWeGoAgain and the struggle begins over again]].
-->--''Literature/NineteenEightyFour''
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->''This story begins every hundred years, and it always begins the same way -- with the legend awakening. [...] Every hundred years, they try to overtake our world, and we always ''think'' we've destroyed them. The legend also has it that every hundred years... we're wrong.''
-->--'''VideoGame/Centipede1998'''

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