At some level, you're right. At another level, you're just doing Banned In Boston and making this shit look more cool.
Putting up a big list of "Forbidden Things" only makes them more appealing. Standing athwart culture and shouting "Stop!" never fucking works. The Soviets took hard lines on this shit, as though they could wall of The West indefinitely, and they were getting cracked up like chalk within a generation. Incidentally, the Evangelicals went down the same road and faced they same ignominious end.
The Soviets lost because they could not deliver the treats. By comparison, China's treat trains continue to run on time and they are flourishing. Treat Denialism is not a winning strategy in a culture war.
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At some level, you're right. At another level, you're just doing Banned In Boston and making this shit look more cool.
Putting up a big list of "Forbidden Things" only makes them more appealing. Standing athwart culture and shouting "Stop!" never fucking works. The Soviets took hard lines on this shit, as though they could wall of The West indefinitely, and they were getting cracked up like chalk within a generation. Incidentally, the Evangelicals went down the same road and faced they same ignominious end.
The Soviets lost because they could not deliver the treats. By comparison, China's treat trains continue to run on time and they are flourishing. Treat Denialism is not a winning strategy in a culture war.