The idea of garden totalitarianism may sound far fetched, but there are plenty of examples in history in which what sounded far fetched became a reality. Take the one-pot meal in Nazi Germany, for instance. Households were expected to cook a one pot meal with the week's left-overs on Sundays. This sounds good, doesn't it? This way food doesn't go to waste, and you save a few pennies. Oh, by the way, given that you saved some pennies then perhaps you wouldn't mind donating the money you saved to help your fellow Germans. No exceptions. A nail was then put on the Nazi wooden shield on your door to let others know that you had already contributed and how much. Your story made me think of this. It is complex and you capture the overly rigid mindset of a fascist/communist garden dictatorship. The garden of hell is seeded with good intentions.
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Yes! And I love that example. Even if it seems a good idea IN THEORY - it's bound to end up with bodies in the compost and shaking in your boots because you didn't make the quota.