For very similar reasons, socialism worked well in Czechoslovakia: - The general secretary of the ruling party changed every couple years. - Unemployment and

For very similar reasons, socialism worked well in Czechoslovakia: - The general secretary of the ruling party changed every couple years. - Unemployment and hunger was comparatively lower than during the pre-WWII period. - Most people lived better lives in the late 80s than in the early 50s. Do you get my point? Whether you like it or not, comparative wealth (AKA fairness) does matter to people. (Also it's funny that when talking about economic results of communist regimes, suddenly, comparative, not absolute metrics are used as an argument.)