• archiotterpup@lemmy.world
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            1. The cult of tradition - Tsarist Imperialism
            2. The rejection of modernism - State incorporation of the Church
            3. anti-intellectualism and irrationalism
            4. “Disagreement is treason” - arresting opposition leaders
            5. “Fear of difference” - Uniparty control by Russia United
            6. “Appeal to a frustrated middle class” - dunno about this one
            7. “Obsession with a plot” - Fighting Nazis narrative.
            8. “At the same time too strong and too weak” - see NATO

            I could keep going on…