[dfwgator]

They will. Grinding oppression is a security in a way, people know what to expect.

How "secure" are you if you always wonder at night if there's going to be a knock on the door in the middle of the night, as it was in the Soviet Union?

[redgolum]

Not very. But they didn't worry about gangs, being out of work, etc. For many, that is a cost they are willing to bear. Even the Christians.

I don't understand it, but it is a reoccurring theme in history. Most people prefer their chains.