Effective propaganda and social engineering both depend ent…

Effective propaganda and social engineering both depend entirely on narratives.
In order to rule you need a story.
Ask yourself, what are the odds that our rulers are constantly challenged by this "right-wing populist" threat?
Anyone who knows anything about narratives knows that you need a hero and a villain and a conflict between the two. Otherwise people just check out.
One of the greatest failures of the Soviet Union was the lack of a credible controlled opposition that would take power from time to time and give the people hope.