And the left wonders why the Center and right worry about intrusive government, even in health care. Unbelievable. How stupid can we get? How about a fat tax? A sugar tax ( for all you pre-diabetic--and that's pretty much everyone). Mandatory exercise! It's for your own good!
In the Soviet Union we had:
- A media which regurgitated the Party line and was widely understood to be lying
- A culture of fear about speaking your mind in public because wrongthink was punished both socially and criminally
- Cultural and creative stagnation resulting from...