To do this, he was (like Stalin) prepared to use and then discard one trusted lieutenant, and one ideological slogan, after another.That might sound shocking.
Neither is quite accurate, although ideological responses have probably been amplified by critical shock at a certain late-breaking narrative development.
The ambassador of one Latin American state said it was shocking that a priest was putting ideological and political visions ahead of human suffering.
This unusual socioeconomic makeup has prompted more than just a culture shock, but a highly-contested and ongoing ideological war in the debate rounds themselves.
She said it was an ideological attack on science and that it was "pretty shocking that leading Tory politicians are lining up to attack women's reproductive rights on the basis of no support in the medical community.
In Gaza, the ruling Hamas party is in a state of shock over the swift and bloody demise of its ideological soulmates across the border in Egypt.
In part, the technology was developed in response to the oil shocks of the 70s, and in part spurred by an ideological drive to find alternatives to coal after the miners' strike.
Shocked and dismayed by statements like these, Rainer said it shows the ideological seeds planted by his grandfather 70 years ago are unfortunately still bearing fruit.
For years, those places had mobbed and hacked their ideological enemies, often feminists, but they also competed for the filthiest, most outrageous bit, the champion being whatever might shock an unshockable audience.
