Well, that's more or less the argument they used in Soviet Union, to convince us (soviet citizens) that the soviet system is the best. "It's what we came to aft

Well, that's more or less the argument they used in Soviet Union, to convince us (soviet citizens) that the soviet system is the best. "It's what we came to after the centuries of suffering, and look how well off we are now! etc etc". And, admittedly, it did sound convincing, too.