...think that's what I said - the oppression is a response to perception of a greater evil of instability. Scratch any country's leadership and you'll get the s

...think that's what I said - the oppression is a response to perception of a greater evil of instability. Scratch any country's leadership and you'll get the same kind of result. The question is whether that is justified, and historically seems to be more usually a case of paranoia, micro-management, and control freakery.