The illusion of freedom will continue as long as it's profitable to continue the illusion. At the point where the illusion becomes too expensive to maintain, they will just take down the scenery, they will pull back the curtains, they will move the tables and chairs out of the way and you will see the brick wall at the back of the theater.
Frank ZappaMr. Gorbachev has apparently stumbled onto one of the best-kept secrets in recent Soviet history: Communism doesn't work.
Frank ZappaWe live in a very special time right now. At no other time in history has there been such mass disillusionment in terms of reliance on governing functions. Most people donโt want to come to terms with that. Itโs been proven over and over again that the emperor isnโt wearing any clothes, but most people donโt like to look at naked emperors. In the process of turning around to avert their eyes, they saw the discotheques and a few other things and latched onto them.
Frank Zappa