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| − | A '''cabal''' is a "small group of [[secret]] plotters, as against a government or person in authority." <ref>http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/cabal</ref> The formation of a cabal can be a rational response to repression.
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| − | The word originates from the Hebrew Kabala via the French cabale.
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| − | See [[Fifth Column]]
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| − | The term was also used on [[Usenet]] groups to satirise the paranoia that surrounded the early internet, and conspiracy theories in general. A mysterious 'cabal' of users who secretly ran the internet was referred to, but their existence was denied, usually with the phrase 'There Is No Cabal'.<ref>http://www.faqs.org/faqs/usenet/cabal-conspiracy-FAQ/</ref>
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| − | [[Category:Information technology]]
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| − | [[Category:Internet culture]]
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