Consider the ways the Republic of Gilead oppresses its citizens; what practices of brainwashing, conditioning, &/or dehumanizing do they use in order to control others?

1) Consider the ways the Republic of Gilead oppresses its citizens; what practices of brainwashing, conditioning, &/or dehumanizing do they use in order to control others? Compare the processes/practices the Republic of Gilead uses to slavery in America.