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== Music ==
* REM's song "[[Creator Backlash|Shiny Happy People]]" was a parody and a deconstruction of Chinese government propaganda following the Tiananmen Square crackdowns, which essentially ''ordered'' everyone to be happy (and [[Canon
* [[Dmitri Shostakovich|Shostakovich]]'s Fifth Symphony. He tacked on a happy ending to his symphony so that the Stalin (who was seriously considering imprisoning or executing Shostakovich) would think he is writing music to glorify the regime. In fact, many of his works essentially embody this trope.
* "The Straight Razor Cabaret" by [[Voltaire (band)|Voltaire]] is about a macabre vaudeville show whose master of ceremonies mutilates the faces of anyone he thinks isn't enjoying his show enough.
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