| ▲ | roenxi 4 days ago |
| > Banning campaigning would go a long way. With tongue in cheek, that qualifies you as the "people like Stalin" category. Not a good idea. |
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| ▲ | kjkjadksj 4 days ago | parent [-] |
| And allowing for infinite money to pay for propaganda is somehow not Stalinist? |
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| ▲ | roenxi 4 days ago | parent [-] | | If you're happy to accept almost literally everyone as Stalinist I suppose so. But if the word is going to mean anything then no, spending a lot on propaganda isn't Stalinist. It is routine governance. If you intend to organise people politically it is going to take a lot of propaganda. | | |
| ▲ | close04 4 days ago | parent [-] | | Routine governance in Stalin’s time is what we now call Stalinism. “Just the way we do things” doesn’t tell you much about the quality. Unlimited campaign spending has a huge potential to consolidate power and allow more spe ding in a positive feedback loop. |
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