Just like the Bolshevik Revolution

[Belle]

The first rule of thumb to understanding that you're living in an authoritarian state; the fear of saying what you really believe and/or expressing a heterodox opinion. (It's been really useful not teaching people history or geography, as it happens - we've got armies of useful idiots.)

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/jonath ... of-vandals

[jserraglio]

The first rule of thumb to understanding that you're living in an authoritarian state [is that] we've got armies of useful idiots.

“There are a lot of killers. You think our country’s so innocent?”

[Rach3]

Indeed, how dare anyone criticize racist, xenophobic ,sexist, avaricious, selfish, elitist views !! What kind of Country would we be without all those fine heterodox folks or if all those fine folks had to remain silent !! Peace in our time !!

[jserraglio]

The first rule of thumb to understanding that you're living in an authoritarian state; the fear of saying what you really believe and/or expressing a heterodox opinion.

Not even Fox News stoops to peddle such Bullshevik.