The USSR had propaganda, but everyone knew it both inside and out of the country. Eventually the overlords were ousted and people reclaimed their country. But we in Canada have been indoctrinated so well that we don't even realize we are being ruled over. We've been brainwashed into believing that we are as free as the birds because of "democracy".
The government takes our money to pay for schools, and makes other schools illegal. In these schools, students are taught how the government makes everything good and that we all owe the government a lot. We are told this is "our" government and that we all have democracy which makes us free.
So we all fall for this propaganda. It's much smarter than Soviet propaganda because we feel like this is what we've chosen, it's democratic. If we don't like it, we can simply change it!
In reality though, it's only the dictatorship of the majority. 51% of people can vote against my freedom and because we're a democracy they win.
Do I get freedom of speech? Depends - does the democracy approve?
Do I get freedom of religion? Again, it depends on what everyone else decides.
But none of us is really free. Who likes paying double for their milk? Nobody. So why do we have a government-enforced monopoly on milk which keeps the prices high? Not because everyone wanted it. It's because we are forcibly taxed for thousands of things. We do not have the time, energy, or resources to fight every individual expenditure or law. But the milk producers have a huge interest in making their voices heard and having legislation passed in their favor. They then pay for advertising to convince us. They also pay off politicians to run on their platform. Everyone else barely notices.
This happens in a thousand ways. All political parties are beholden to the interests of companies and unions, not the people.
The USSR was obvious. People felt oppressed and eventually it backfired. What Canada did was much smarter. Satisfy people with the illusion of freedom then take power.
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