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cynical_idealist

(416 posts) Sat Sep 7, 2024, 03:07 PM Sep 7

and/or more all types of education about it, so more people understand
why they probably don't want to live that way...

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there should be a series of documentaries about real life under authoritarian regimes (Original Post) cynical_idealist Sep 7 OP

Magats are either too stupid to understand or won't watch mdbl Sep 7 #1

I think we should start by naming it what it is crud Sep 7 #3

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1. Magats are either too stupid to understand or won't watch

Sat Sep 7, 2024, 03:12 PM

Sep 7

they love being in denial about that type of thing.

(22,007 posts)

2. Authors such as Timothy Snyder and Ruth Ben-Ghiat have written great books on the subject

Sat Sep 7, 2024, 03:16 PM

Sep 7

Something more consumable for the average non-reading American would be helpful.

(750 posts)

3. I think we should start by naming it what it is

Sat Sep 7, 2024, 03:54 PM

Sep 7

Corruptionism.

did I just coin a term? idk