Comment on How come NK doesn't just come out and say we are in trouble and need help? Like their lack of food and stuff? I really don't see a downside for a country admit they were wrong and need help

• ruuster13@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  The authoritarian ruler maintains control when enough people are brainwashed. See the current situation in the USA as an example. It’s not necessarily even the majority, but enough to maintain and enforce power.

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  • TachyonTele@piefed.social ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    You make a good point there.

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• Eldritch@piefed.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Out of sight out of mind. It's why authoritarian governments police speech and media. If you control what they see and hear. Then the worst that could happen is they might just feel that something is off. But have no evidence to necessarily back that up. Basically an echo chamber of the size of the nation.

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• HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  There is a large amount of state propaganda using the conflict as justification for the state’s existence. I would imagine whether people believe to be true or not to be on a spectrum line other countries.

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