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in a Stalinist country, take 'populism' with a one ton grain of salt
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Re: in a Stalinist country, take 'populism' with a one ton grain of salt
Jun 26, 2009, 15:00
There's lots to go into there, but I should point out that Winston in '1984' only comes to love Big Brother after he's tortured and thoroughly brainwashed. The two minute hate was a way for Oceana to divert the anger and frustration it engendered away from itself and toward a safe target. For a society living in a constant state of paranoia, any sort of sanctioned chance to unleash rage is taken advantage of. Scapegoating gives people someone to blame. Ever read or see the chilling play 'The Lottery'?

Yeah, sure, there must be some N.Koreans that believe all the crazy horseshit they're fed, but that's mostly because they get no other sources of information.
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