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Propaganda, Gleichschaltung and censorship usually happen at the same time. In wartime autocracies, this is almost guaranteed. | Propaganda, Gleichschaltung and censorship usually happen at the same time. In wartime autocracies, this is almost guaranteed. | ||
In peacetime, there is no Gleichschaltung - at least in democracies. Propaganda and censorship usually only appear subliminally | In peacetime, there is no Gleichschaltung - at least '''in democracies'''. Propaganda and '''censorship usually only appear subliminally''' there. Transitions, in turn, can be fluid - just as a state (or a hypothetical WCG) can be a mixed form of democracy and autocracy (dictatorship): First of all, a '''[[wp:The_Economist_Democracy_Index|incomplete]] and finally [[wp:Defective_democracy|defective democracy]]'''. See also: [[wp:Narco-state|Narco-state]]. | ||
Like real conspiracies, large-scale cover-ups and the like - see Watergate - harsh propaganda and censorship are also possible in real democracies - but fortunately rare. | Like real conspiracies, large-scale cover-ups and the like - see Watergate - harsh propaganda and censorship are also possible in real democracies - but '''fortunately rare'''. | ||
Representatives of the quality media are seen as "[https://www.bpb.de/kurz-knapp/lexika/das-junge-politik-lexikon/321342/vierte-gewalt/ Fourth] [[wp:Fourth_Estate|Estate]]", which purpose is to help a government to correct itself. | Representatives of the quality media are seen as "[https://www.bpb.de/kurz-knapp/lexika/das-junge-politik-lexikon/321342/vierte-gewalt/ Fourth] [[wp:Fourth_Estate|Estate]]", which purpose is to help a government to correct itself. |
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