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[–] Azzu@lemm.ee 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

But sending people to gulags is not the only way to ensure ideological consistency.

[–] Spinnyl@lemmy.today 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It is. Education would not be sufficient for that unless you can program people with chips in their heads.

You then get a few people who produce something that is desirable and rare, start exchanging it for favors and you're on your way to a systemic collapse.

[–] Azzu@lemm.ee 1 points 3 months ago

Is really the only punishment you can think of slavery?