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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 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]].
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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