I think that "holding people in power to account is bad because cOMmUnISM" is a disingenuous interpretation. From the article: "Since the party line often shif

I think that "holding people in power to account is bad because cOMmUnISM" is a disingenuous interpretation. From the article: "Since the party line often shifted, one could find oneself accused of errors that, at the time they were made, were not errors at all. The party constantly invented new mistakes, whether in ideas, practices, or phrases, so that one could never free oneself from the risk of humiliation. One sign of this sort of shame culture is the constant creation of new offenses, usually applied retroactively. No matter how many times the cadre manages to overcome his, he must always overcome them yet again."