I appreciate you engaging. People here are just a bit on-edge about contrary takes because it’s tough to tell who is in good faith (we’ve had a huge amount of trolls and bad faith bullshitters over the years)
I think you need to learn more about why we have our perspective on this issue.
For instance the reason why most of us would say there was no liberation after the fall of the USSR is because it was a giant mess that indirectly killed millions and impoverished tens of millions more. The former Soviets found out that a good deal of the ambient hostility coming from the Capitalists wasn’t just anti-communist or because they hated the Soviet government but the natural hostility of capitalism toward the working class. A hostility that previously they had been protected against. It was a hell of a shock to find that out. And again, that shock killed millions. So we tend to think that despite the flaws in execution the Soviets had the right ideas about who the enemy of their citizenry really was.
I’m out on a limb here a bit as well. I’m usually on the other side of this argument.
I’m not too familiar with the history of the core soviet states, just the one satellite. I am sure of the harm the ‘free’ market style world view causes, but as I do with anyone just bashing communism, I raised word here too, when I noticed a blanket statement that didn’t feel right.
Again, thanks for the words. I’ll stick around and check in. I’ve never seen anything like hex.
I appreciate you engaging. People here are just a bit on-edge about contrary takes because it’s tough to tell who is in good faith (we’ve had a huge amount of trolls and bad faith bullshitters over the years)
I think you need to learn more about why we have our perspective on this issue.
For instance the reason why most of us would say there was no liberation after the fall of the USSR is because it was a giant mess that indirectly killed millions and impoverished tens of millions more. The former Soviets found out that a good deal of the ambient hostility coming from the Capitalists wasn’t just anti-communist or because they hated the Soviet government but the natural hostility of capitalism toward the working class. A hostility that previously they had been protected against. It was a hell of a shock to find that out. And again, that shock killed millions. So we tend to think that despite the flaws in execution the Soviets had the right ideas about who the enemy of their citizenry really was.
Thank you for the tone.
I’m out on a limb here a bit as well. I’m usually on the other side of this argument.
I’m not too familiar with the history of the core soviet states, just the one satellite. I am sure of the harm the ‘free’ market style world view causes, but as I do with anyone just bashing communism, I raised word here too, when I noticed a blanket statement that didn’t feel right.
Again, thanks for the words. I’ll stick around and check in. I’ve never seen anything like hex.
I know I was pretty snarky in the other comment but as the other user said we get a lot of bad faith around here
Hehh… It almost feels like a right of passage.