"It’s easy to be a communist in a free country. But try being free in a communist country." - Aubrey Huff

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[–]Breadman 5 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

Former serfs living in apartments for the first time, in the USSR; certainly felt more free than they had been under the Tsar.

Stop thinking in absolutes. The world is nuanced.

[–]GConly 6 insightful - 2 fun6 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

Tell that to the millions Stalin deliberately starved.

[–]Breadman 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Again, no need to think in absolutes. Stalin was indeed a mass murderer, I’m just pointing out for many under the regime, perceptions of ‘progress’ had some genuine basis.