The west has changed in what they think a dissident is.
It reflects their changed priorities. And their mindset.
The Cold War dissidents were vastly different than the modern ones.
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It reflects their changed priorities. And their mindset.
The Cold War dissidents were vastly different than the modern ones.
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The vast majority of Cold War dissdents that they promoted were the intellectual, science, and political types.
These types were emphasized to show the superior of the west to the USSR in art, tech, and politics.
The focus was legitimacy through culture and science.
These types were emphasized to show the superior of the west to the USSR in art, tech, and politics.
The focus was legitimacy through culture and science.
The West at the time understood that legitimacy and superiority needed to be projected in three ways:
culture, tech, and political thought. Culture was soft power and tech was hard.
While political thought was a way to explain the superiority of their system.
culture, tech, and political thought. Culture was soft power and tech was hard.
While political thought was a way to explain the superiority of their system.
Sexualization was avoided by both the West and USSR. Both saw it as degeneracy, which would've taken away legitimacy. It projected a lack of discipline and strength of cultural values.
Contrast this to the modern era dissidents. They're a representative of the current value system. Consumption, sexualization, and ignorance. Instead of values or culture as superiority?
Consumption and image alone are measures of it. The political and social value of the…
Consumption and image alone are measures of it. The political and social value of the…
What nations value as dissents is a reflection of their values.
Strong nations value dissidents that help their political legitimacy, economic strength, and knowledge. And ones with a compelling story.
Weak ones value only dissidents that offer nothing, other than a…
Strong nations value dissidents that help their political legitimacy, economic strength, and knowledge. And ones with a compelling story.
Weak ones value only dissidents that offer nothing, other than a…
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