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The Rise and Fall of Totalitarianism
Dacker keltoner says gossip can be used to regulate or right to give us or take away power. Gossip about women who are Machiavellian and who are going to take down other people on the group is a key part of totalitarian societies like north korea slash what happened at the Soviet Union. The use of gossip by social systems in our day-to-day lives helps ensure that we don't get into trouble with one person over another.