Post #3650428
2026-06-28 18:13 UTC
@jzb@hachyderm.io
Sounds like Nancy and Chuck in a nutshell. Hammer down the nail that sticks up.
It's an old Soviet trick: in between long periods of authoritarian repression, ease up, broadcast a change of heart, encourage the talented and progressive to speak up and speak out. For the repressor, it's like having subjects paint the targets on their back themselves.
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@LevZadov@kolektiva.social 2026-06-28 20:47
@huntingdon@mstdn.social @jzb@hachyderm.io Sounds like the Hundred Flowers campaign.