Created a powerful social contagion through the creation of the spectre of a highly stereotyped "enemy" said to exist both within and without.
Demonised and witch-hunted both political opponents and ordinary citizens.
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Created a powerful culture of guilt by association.
Demanded conformism via public loyalty statements and gestures from employees, especially in government.
Created a lexicon of slurs to further stereotype & demonise the "enemy".
Banned books, films, the content/authorship of which was deemed ideologically suspect.
Called for people to be arrested, sacked or not employed on the basis of their expressed or presumed political beliefs.
Told outright lies often and boldly enough, they came to be believed.
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