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Originally Posted by TheoFleury
Even western democracies lie to and manipulate their people... Russia obviously on another level with propaganda though. I'm thinking a century's worth of indoctrination and living under a real threat of murder if you step out of line might contribute to their attitudes today. We have no way of relating to that. Undoing brainwashing on that level would take decades at least and we are probably a long ways away from even starting that process. I hate Putin for this war but the bigger picture is not some black and white thing. What really sucks is that even if Putin dies, someone similar or even worse will replace him. We really are insanely lucky to live in Canada
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I actually think people overestimate the influence on individual thought in authoritarian countries and underestimate the influence on thought in democracies. 1984 vs. Brave New World. Plenty of influence and resistance in each context.