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Communist Romania. Things improved immensely. And that was definitely not a foreign oppressor. I'm sure there are others, but yeah generally it's rare.
by mnm1 6y ago
Communist Romania. Things improved immensely. And that was definitely not a foreign oppressor. I'm sure there are others, but yeah generally it's rare.
- BurningFrog 6y agoThat's a decent counterexample. Though maybe people didn't revolt before, since ultimately the Soviets would roll in the tanks if they ever toppled Ceaușescu.
- mnm1 6y agoYeah, hard to say. The USSR was still alive for two more years but probably too busy by the end of '89 to care much about such foreign affairs as it was likely crumbling from the inside. But it's hard to know. I think what's more likely is that Ceaușescu would have kept going long after Soviet collapse if he hadn't been killed, probably into a multi generational cult of personality dictatorial communist state. Basically another North Korea. I'm so glad they killed that monstrous piece of shit. Best Christmas present for Romanians ever. If NK or China ever follows suit, I imagine a similar outcome. Some people are better off dead.
- BurningFrog 6y agoYeah, I'm somewhat familiar with the utter madness and evil of that regime... Thanks for making me a little less sure of my universal revolution theory :)