On Thu, 26 Mar 1998, it was written:

> rebellious, they just couldn't do anything about it. During Stalin's
> purges later on, you still saw a populace that had extremely poor loyalty,
> yet, still they could do nothing since the law was so high. Does that mean
> the actual loyalty was average? Don't think so. Who wanted to live in fear
> of their life?
>
Actually, you might be surprised to know that most people in Stalinist
USSR practically worshipped him (at least those who weren't sent to
concentration camp). So, loyalty was at least average, and even high in
many cases.

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