Yes, and it's calculated to do that. Look at North Korea, literally torturing their people. Families and neighbors must turn each other in for infractions. The

Yes, and it's calculated to do that. Look at North Korea, literally torturing their people. Families and neighbors must turn each other in for infractions. They murder three generations of a family if someone dissents or escapes. The people are literally eating dirt. It's well established that surveillance alters people's behavior. Their will is so broken and opportunities so few, they will not revolt. The oppressed didn't revolt under Mao, why should they revolt now?