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Also, there was a definitive destablization of the family unit, so that there was no cohesion amongst small groups: the individual was truly individual, fearing that any 'unorthodox' (against the interests of the party) thoughts would be found out about by anyone at any time and these people turning the unorthodox person in.
I always think about day time talk shows when I think about this: showing people that are unsuccessfully parenting their children, giving them makeovers, large groups of strangers telling people how to live their lives. And then setting them loose back into the world with no other help than empty instruction.
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