@spandrell1 Communists don't fear the mob? I'll need some further convincing before deferring to that.
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@spandrell1 Potential mobs certainly do, and they guide policy, all the way to its core.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@spandrell1 So why does Nork-gov bother with a populist ideology? I'm sure you don't think they really believe that stuff.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@spandrell1 Don't you think that's already exactly what the Chinese are seeing? They probably prefer it to communist nuttiness.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@spandrell1 The Chinese state is certainly scared of the mob, in part because the Cathedral makes its domestic order a 'human rights' issue.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@spandrell1 Sorry to be slow, but I'm not quite getting the implications of this distinction (which I don't disagree with). -
@spandrell1 It's a case for: The USSR had no fear of the mob? Well, perhaps, but only insofar as the USSR incarnated the fearsome mob.
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