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I like the message but it's simply not true. They'll always have propaganda even if they have complete control. Take North Korea for example.
The intense amount of propaganda in NK is necessary in order to maintain that control - and it is always a struggle between the public's perception of reality and the ability of those in power to distort it. If there was no hope of the state being overthrown, there would be no need to struggle against the public's perceptions of reality.
Authoritarian regimes are often enduring but brittle, like glass. They can last decades of storms and tempests without a single crack, but the right stress will shatter them in an instant.