So do you have any explanation for why Communist regimes in very different areas of the world are so obsessed with hair?
6 responses to “Communist Hair”
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People are very visual creatures, getting more than 90% of information via sight. The same hairstyles create an image of 100% controlled by a party, filled with robot-like citizens world. You walk along streets and everybody looks similar, (sub)consciously influencing you in various ways. No room for rebellion, even inside yourself.
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It’s easier to see people (and yourself) as merely parts of a system, if they look similar. Loss of individuality, which is extremely dangerous for Leaders.
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Bring back culottes. And please, if necessary, put them over your head.
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Hair is one of the most visible and easily manipulable part of individual identity. Communists try to destroy this identity.
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Makes sense!
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Pretty much what I was gonna say, except that communists (depending on regime) aren’t so much about destroying identity but molding it into a few acceptable patterns.
What they want to destroy isn’t the identity per se but the individual’s ability to shape their own identity.
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