There is a saying, a smart man learns from his own mistakes, a wise man learns from the mistakes of others. For this reason I love to learn from history be it unfolding or long since forgotten by the masses. One thing I’d like to know, but have no idea where to begin looking is how celebrities both minor and major are treated after a communist takeover by the people.
Can anyone, especially those that have lived through a communist regime, tell what befell them? Or recommend where to start reading on the topic.
They either get purged as the purity spiral continues to sink or they become the shining faces of the propaganda, even direct actors (enforcers)
Even though its fiction I would draw from frederick zoller in inglourious basterds as an example. Who-cares level of celebrity but he is considered a hero because he's a mouthpiece for the party.
The thing is once those regimes end their legacy ends along with it. But I think how desperate for attention they all are, coupled with their own personal armies of sycophants will make them very dangerous.