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One can learn a big civics lesson simply by comparing how Western media
portrayed Soviet government activities against its own citizens
throughout the 1960's-1980's - and how typical Western citizens viewed
the "evil deeds" of that communist regime, to how our modern media tends
to cover our very own version of similar deeds, justified by very
similar arguments - and how our citizens now view that kind of thing
here. I remember when I was a kid wondering why Soviet citizens would
be so complacent in the midst of it all. I guess the truth is, most of
us really just want to be sitting securely in a stable boat with our
life jackets securely fastened, even when we suspect that our boat may
be headed in the wrong direction. As long as it's floating and we're not
running out of rations, we'll make it another day. Good enough for
peasants I suppose.
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