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@augustus

I have heard first-hand reports from people who lived there for years, including those who were born there.

Yes. They are actually, literally, directly, comprehensively oppressive. The reflexive response of these people has been not to tell any government anything, ever, and then only to tell it what it wants to hear.

As someone who came from an oppressive environment - I recognise the symptoms, which are more convincing than just the war stories.