Mason

And everyone's got to eat. Right.

And everyone's got to eat. Right.

So if you were hungry.

So if you were hungry.

You were an enemy of the state.

You were an enemy of the state.

That's insane. How could anyone think that was a good idea?

That's insane. How could anyone think that was a good idea?

So the gray monopoly, bread cards, forced labor.

So the gray monopoly, bread cards, forced labor.

You're kidding. He's basically saying that starving people into submission is more effective than the guillotine. That's the logic. This is blowing my mind.

You're kidding. He's basically saying that starving people into submission is more effective than the guillotine. That's the logic. This is blowing my mind.

People were desperate.

People were desperate.

OK.

OK.

So it was a way to create a system where people were so dependent on the state.

So it was a way to create a system where people were so dependent on the state.

That's a level of control that's hard to wrap your head around.

That's a level of control that's hard to wrap your head around.