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Why Dictators Target Everyday Citizens "When we self-censor, we're doing the regime's job for them." Historian Ruth Ben-Ghiat exposes how classic one-party states use random targeting to generate total public fear. By threatening normal actions. @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social

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