• PugJesus@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    It was a very convenient accusation that preyed on pre-existing prejudices in society, allowing Stalin to marginalize and eliminate potential rivals by accusing them of ‘bourgeois degeneracy’.

    Dictators rarely have a “Live and let live” attitude. They seek to reinforce prejudices that do not threaten them as a means of redirecting anger and dissatisfaction at weakened minorities instead of the authoritarian regime.