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A lot of what we (the west) believe about communism is shaped by western propaganda (though western propaganda is more about exaggerations and omission of facts
by jondubois 11y ago
A lot of what we (the west) believe about communism is shaped by western propaganda (though western propaganda is more about exaggerations and omission of facts than outright lies so you could argue that it's not as bad). If you ask old Russian people who were around at the time, they will often tell you that things were good.
- melted 11y agoI've done just that, in fact. That lasts exactly until they start remembering in greater detail how things _actually_ were, without all the unfounded nostalgia. And things were pretty fucking harsh even by the modest standards of today's Russia, both economically and politically.
- punee 11y agoYeah, it's just too bad we can't ask the (millions of) old Russian people who were around at the time and who got killed. Are you fucking kidding me?