3 ms·
> What will of the majority? Populations of the eastern block were never consulted about that, and definitely didn’t have the option of leaving. They didn't ha
by piva00 5y ago
> What will of the majority? Populations of the eastern block were never consulted about that, and definitely didn’t have the option of leaving.
They didn't have the choice either to not listen to blatantly false propaganda being spread to further US's power over them.
As bad as it was life behind the Iron Curtain, the people there didn't ask to be swayed into America's fold either, they were being used by both sides of the Cold War, as usual.
- masklinn 5y ago> They didn't have the choice either to not listen to blatantly false propaganda being spread to further US's power over them. Of course they did, your statement is completely nonsensical. RFE was just a broadcast, sometimes jammed by eastern block authorities. Not listening to RFE was as simple as not tuning in.