Yes and with that ideological opposition came, strangely, a form of mutual respect that is today absent. It seems that the replacement ideology for totalitaria

Yes and with that ideological opposition came, strangely, a form of mutual respect that is today absent. It seems that the replacement ideology for totalitarians is essentially a crude nationalism, which claims that "we" are a proud independent people whose history and culture are superior; "our" only problem is that we are beset and undermined by the horrible machinations of the US and its puppets. That's certainly the essence of Putinism, although China is perhaps a little more nuanced.