• The stage in an [ideologys] dominance where people under its dominance pretend to believe in it to avoid getting into trouble.
    Usually implies that, despite or even because of the pretence involved, most people are hostile to the ideology, and are barely restrained from voicing their displeasure or disbelief by fear of dire consequences.
    Named after [Leonid] Brezhnev, former leader of the USSR, whose rule saw a massive outbreak of [cynicism] about the ruling elite, and the attitude of We pretend to work, and they pretend to pay us.


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