In the context of 'Over time, their policies- repression, rewards, emigration, and the displacement of popular anger onto scapegoats (generally foreign)-were shaped by the desire to cling to power.', does 'Their policies over time were driven by their thirst for power.' stand alone without direct association?
Over time, their policies- repression, rewards, emigration, and the displacement of popular anger onto scapegoats (generally foreign)-were shaped by the desire to cling to power.###Their policies over time were driven by their thirst for power.