The Communists lied to their people less than our media does.
The communists owned the papers, and the lies were state-mandated, although more egregious than American MSM lies.
The American MSM lies voluntarily out of personal conviction, and even worse, has built a fantasy universe based on its lies, and lives in that universe and keeps its audience mesmerized. The viewers can’t realize how false that universe is unless they’ve got personal experience and see for themselves what’s going on. It’s the difference between plain lying and being a psychotic.
“The Communists lied to their people less than our media does.”
Good point! One difference: the media can’t send us off to Siberia for disagreeing with them. At least literally. They’re too busy turning the whole country into Siberia or Uganda.