This may be a silly question, but what do they get from this? I understand control and such, but they already have it to an already extreme degree. It will only put those in jail that already have no power, unless this is to target their rivals? I just don’t understand
By making an example of the vocal dissenters and jailing them, they force everyone else into 100% compliance. For communism to work, every person must be compelled by force to do their work, or be punished by death.
This may be a silly question, but what do they get from this? I understand control and such, but they already have it to an already extreme degree. It will only put those in jail that already have no power, unless this is to target their rivals? I just don’t understand
By making an example of the vocal dissenters and jailing them, they force everyone else into 100% compliance. For communism to work, every person must be compelled by force to do their work, or be punished by death.