They did spy on their own people, and to get ahead, a lot of people collaborated with the government to report other people.
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Bort@hilariouschaos.com 1 day ago
And I was taught the Soviets are evil because they spy on their own people……
Maalus@lemmy.world 21 hours ago
Lv_InSaNe_vL@lemmy.world 19 hours ago
Yeah that wasn’t a great point. The US spies on its own people sure (but literally every country does) but it was nothing like the Soviet union.
Valmond@lemmy.world 1 day ago
That’s not why they were evil 😑well not only that.
captainlezbian@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I was taught that in the mid 00s. My father somehow was confused that I supported snowden
underscores@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
Did fox news tell him Snowden was a big bad gasp traitor?
Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz 19 hours ago
No, CNN told my dad that.
Kanda@reddthat.com 14 hours ago
When the propaganda is chef’s kiss