[Natasha can't help the sliver of cold that goes down her spine.]
It sounds like they're relying on propaganda to do their brainwashing. I guess they've finally realized that keeping the populace dumb and complacent is easier if they can't read.
[Or rediscovered, considering education was rare for those without money for a long time. It had only been since the 19th and 20th centuries that education was pushed in the Western world on her version of Earth.]
Continue to read. It's the best way to keep your mind sharp so that you can fight back.
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It sounds like they're relying on propaganda to do their brainwashing. I guess they've finally realized that keeping the populace dumb and complacent is easier if they can't read.
[Or rediscovered, considering education was rare for those without money for a long time. It had only been since the 19th and 20th centuries that education was pushed in the Western world on her version of Earth.]
Continue to read. It's the best way to keep your mind sharp so that you can fight back.