Well, this is just my opinion as a jaded American, but I believe it means “Told off in a publicly embarrassing way that has zero actual consequence in the long term, so the powerful people of the party can wash their hands of the whole matter whilst pretending they don’t actually openly celebrate their fascism behind closed doors.”
Does “condemned” mean “expelled” or “told not to get caught” in British?
Well, this is just my opinion as a jaded American, but I believe it means “Told off in a publicly embarrassing way that has zero actual consequence in the long term, so the powerful people of the party can wash their hands of the whole matter whilst pretending they don’t actually openly celebrate their fascism behind closed doors.”