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The point of the Stasi wasn't the information. They didn't give two shits about truth or verifiable fact, it was the awareness of survailence and the mistrust i
by cirgue 9y ago
The point of the Stasi wasn't the information. They didn't give two shits about truth or verifiable fact, it was the awareness of survailence and the mistrust it created that was useful to them.
- ahartmetz 9y agoI don't know, from their actions it looked quite like they actually wanted the information. They needed it, among other things, to sow mistrust among the right groups.