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>"this is no endorsement of the Soviet-style systems." You do not have to apologize for confirming that not everything about USSR (late USSR in particular) was
by FpUser 4y ago
>"this is no endorsement of the Soviet-style systems."
You do not have to apologize for confirming that not everything about USSR (late USSR in particular) was mothers eating their kids for breakfast. People with more than 2 brain cells should understand that the world is not binary. And those who do not should go back to school as the education in their country (whatever that be) had definitely failed them.
- cpursley 4y agoUnfortunately on HN you do, the majority of the people here live in coastal American echo-chambers. If you mention anything here that could portray any aspect at all of the Russians (any era) as positive (or even just neutral but factual), you'll be eaten alive with down-voters. Including this very (my) comment.
- FpUser 4y agoNot completely true but there is definitely some degree of it here. Some of it I think is propaganda machine doing the job, some of it is lack of critical thinking, some - intolerance to the opposite opinions and we probably have healthy dose of Ukrainians here who are understandably in no mood to let anything non negative slide. As for downvotes themselves - I personally do not give rat's ass about those. In large part those are "I do not like you" type of reaction. So fucking be it. I am not being paid for karma. Personally I did not downvote single post however I feel about content / poster.