The blog A Soviet Poster a Day offers a different poster from the Soviet Union on an almost daily basis, with a little history and explanation for each one (note: the politics of the blog are not libertarian). My favorite is How to raise a child like Lenin: Don’t you lie - ever! The stern yet beautiful teacher instructs her remorseful student in the virtues of the state: the politicians and their apparatus. The blogger, Alexander Zakharov, writes, “The message was quite clear — Soviet leaders are the most honest and sincere people of the world and every Soviet child should do his best to be like them.” Hey, wait a second! Drop Soviet for American and you have the very same thing being taught everyday in public schools. Some strands of indoctrination never seem to go out of style.
Honesty and the state
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