> East Germany suffered less during the recent pandemic because of residual investment in social services and infrastructure. You should consider finding diffe

> East Germany suffered less during the recent pandemic because of residual investment in social services and infrastructure. You should consider finding different news sources. 4 of the 6 states on the territory of the former GDR are at the top of the 'COVID-related deaths per capita' statistics, in Saxony and Thuringia twice as high as the German average, and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern was only saved by its low population density: https://de.statista.com/statistik/daten/studie/1116058/umfrage/todesfaelle-mit-coronavirus-je-einwohner-nach-bundeslaendern/ https://de.statista.com/statistik/daten/studie/1116058/umfra... > ...investment in social services and infrastructure This investment mainly happened after the reunification in the 90's, and dwarfs anything the GDR invested in 4 decades of its existence. > Socialism built a more human-centric society. Even if that were remotely true it wouldn't have any effect today. The Eastern part of Germany is still poorer than the Western part (even though it caught up quite a bit compared to the difference right after the reunification), which leads to more political extremism (both left and right) and less immunity towards anti-democratic propaganda, like the anti-vaxx bullshit. Also, back in the 80's East Germans didn't need "US propaganda" to see what's up. Many had relatives in West Germany, and could see the difference of quality of life, and much more important, of personal freedom, with their own eyes.