The Services Remind Us That Big Brother Is Always Watching
"Socialism with a Human Face" was once the slogan by which the political and state leadership in the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia distanced itself from the authoritarian communism of the Soviet and Chinese types, when instead of social justice, totalitarianism and the dictate of political-party cadres prevailed in those regimes without any relation to facts, or truth. Or when that became generally known.
TL;DR
- Authoritarian regimes employ propaganda that is characterized by self-praise, exaggeration of success, and the identification of enemies, foreign agents, and traitors.
- The tactics of political propaganda are similar across different regimes, including historical Yugoslavia and current authoritarian tendencies in democratic countries.
- The author posits that the primary motivation behind such politics is the lust for power and money, with no underlying principles or values.
- Authoritarian politicians and systems are detrimental to society, and their actions are often driven by incompetence and a lack of knowledge, masked by propaganda.
- The article suggests that when propaganda loses touch with reality, the regime's downfall is imminent, and urges readers to actively participate in expediting this separation.