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The East German stasi absolutely did turn a lot of normal non-spy people into snitches.

• unity1001 5y ago
  Turning someone into a snitch, basically a spy is one thing, making everyone a snitch is another.
  • mannschott 5y ago
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unofficial_collaborator https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unofficial_collaborator Looks like about 1% of the population were snitches for the Stasi. You can decide for yourself if that's "a lot" or not.
    • hardlianotion 5y ago
      It is a lot
    • unity1001 5y ago
      Considering how 1% is nothing near 50%, less 100%, no, its not a lot.