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A critical aspect of authoritarian governance is the suppression of truth. Under such regimes, dissenting voices or honest reporting can be met with brutal consequences, including imprisonment or death. This climate of fear discourages whistleblowing or exposing failures, leading to a cycle of misinformation and policy failures that worsen crises rather than resolve them.
When honest officials recognize the madness of the policies they are compelled to implement, the risk is too high to speak up. As a result, systemic issues persist unchallenged, and the regime’s apparent efficiency is, in reality, a façade masking deep inefficiencies, corruption, and human suffering.