Comment on The meaning of life?
Riverside@reddthat.com 18 hours agoMost people polled in most eastern Europe post-Soviet countries who lived in socialism (except a few like Poland or Estonia) claim that life was better under socialism. Hard to blame them, I can’t imagine how safe and free from anxiety I’d feel if I had a guaranteed job, housing costed 3% of my monthly income, and my neighborhood was walkable and full of affordable canteens with cheap seasonal ready meals. Sure, it would be a small flat, I wouldn’t own a car, and I’d have to wait 4 years on a list to buy a new radio, but those are literally non-issues to me in comparison.
Alaknar@sopuli.xyz 17 hours ago
I remember the poll you’re referring to. It was click-bait articles that made it sound like that, the actual research stated nothing like this.
They were basically “did you enjoy your life when you were young” kind of questions. And, to the apparent shock of everybody, when you ask an 70-80 year old that question, they’ll answer “yes”.
The only people who think fondly of the times under russian occupation are the people who were a part of the system.
Riverside@reddthat.com 17 hours ago
As I said, Balts or Poles don’t count. Your far-right nationalist great replacement conspiracy theories aren’t factual.
Alaknar@sopuli.xyz 17 hours ago
No idea what does that have to do with anything. Please elaborate.
Riverside@reddthat.com 17 hours ago
I updated my prior comment with a poll in Romania.
The fact that you talk of “Russian occupation” tells me you’re likely from the Baltics, where this conspiracy theory is most promoted. Smaller nations are influenced by geopoltical blocks, that’s just how reality works, I don’t see you talking about current “German occupation” due to belonging to the EU, or “US occupation” due to belonging to NATO. People in the Baltics are extremely russophobic, this is where this conspiracy theory stems from.