Now I guess there's also China.
Example: The way Putin has dealt with opposition within his own country was not to say how great his party was and how bad the others were. It was to financially support some of the opposition group, arrest others, invite other publically, have others beaten up by thugs and have it change by the day. This way they can't trust what's real anymore, they lose hope not because there is none, but because it isn't clear what even to hope for and whom to hope with.
In the same time his party just is and wins by being in comparison more or less a clear, safe and before all known position to bet on — the devil that you know and all that.
So the confusion, the contradiction is the goal. That's why Tucker gets invited and Navalny murdered shortly after.
> Classical propaganda is heavy drum-beating for how great your side is.
Isn't that a form of "classical propaganda" in itself? "We are perfect. There is nothing wrong with us. Only our enemies say we have problems."
or
"All our problems are caused by THEM"
or
"If you don't like America you MUST be a commie!" (one of the worst slurs in post-WW2 USA)