• GarbageShoot [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    3 months ago

    In Soviet Russia, the people are invited to completely ignore politics and focus on their daily lives (and are encouraged to by their abusive media putting them in a constant state of distress when they try to even follow politics)

    • In Parenti style, this would be

      {Apathy to Soviet politics} demonstrated the exclusion of the {socialist} system to its citizen; {increased local involvement} meant only that the leaders were attempting to {co-opt} a {restless} population{'s demands} and so maintain a firmer hold over them.