https://ww.reddit.com/r/fivethirtyeight/comments/1ge4bwb/trumps_dominating_the_news_again_maybe_thats_good/lu6tajq/

  • GarbageShoot [he/him]
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    5 days ago

    In Soviet Russia, the people are invited to completely ignore politics and focus on their daily lives (and are encouraged to by their abusive media putting them in a constant state of distress when they try to even follow politics)

    • Lemmygradwontallowme [he/him, comrade/them]
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      4 days ago

      In Parenti style, this would be

      {Apathy to Soviet politics} demonstrated the exclusion of the {socialist} system to its citizen; {increased local involvement} meant only that the leaders were attempting to {co-opt} a {restless} population{'s demands} and so maintain a firmer hold over them.