Later the ruling class became even more sophisticated at channelling, diverting and destroying social and political opposition. They played hard cop and soft cop repression and bullying where necessary, but cooption tactics could be cheaper and more effective.
One ploy increasingly used by university administrations was to accede to demands for student participation, without relinquishing any real control. Some student activists were bought off by such cooption.
CAPITALIST COOPTION:
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