Many Hungarians Prefer Life Under "Iron Curtain"

[Rakhmetov]

This article makes me recall that in 2005 the eminent anti-communst Harvard professor Richard Pipes conducted a survey of all the ex-communist countries of Eastern Europe and the ex-republics of the USSR. He asked the people of those countries the question," Do you regret the dismantling of the socialist system?" By overwhelming margins (75% or more) the peoples of these countries responded in the affirmative, that yes they do regret the dismantling of the socialist system.

There must be something about Stalinism that is even more attractive than capitalism. Imagine what life would be like under "normal" socialism or even pure communism.


http://www.marxist.com/hungary-disastrous-consequences-of-capitalism.htm

[Blake's Baby]

If you asked Americans who were old enough, I'm sure a majority preferred life under Reagan and Bush Snr to life under Obama. It's probably to do with how shit life is now, rather than it being great then. I've certainly never met anyone from Eastern Europe who's old enough to know, who thought things were so much better then. Better aspects certainly. Better overall, no. Good now? No, not so much.

Anecdotal for sure. But I don't think 'nostalgia' is a basis for evaluating a political creed. I prefered it when I had hair and listened to the Sisters of Mercy but I'm not going to advance it as a political philosophy.

[Rafiq]

I hate the word 'Pure Communism'.

[pranabjyoti]

If you asked Americans who were old enough, I'm sure a majority preferred life under Reagan and Bush Snr to life under Obama. It's probably to do with how shit life is now, rather than it being great then. I've certainly never met anyone from Eastern Europe who's old enough to know, who thought things were so much better then. Better aspects certainly. Better overall, no. Good now? No, not so much.

Anecdotal for sure. But I don't think 'nostalgia' is a basis for evaluating a political creed. I prefered it when I had hair and listened to the Sisters of Mercy but I'm not going to advance it as a political philosophy.
Like many US Presidents, Bush and Regan brought misery to people outside US, not enough. But, that case isn't true about East European countries and republics of former USSR.
This comparison is just idiotic.

[Red_Struggle]

Imagine what life would be like under "normal" socialism or even pure communism.

Ugh

[Kadir Ateş]

There must be something about Stalinism that is even more attractive than capitalism.

I didn't realize they were two separate systems.


Imagine what life would be like under "normal" socialism or even pure communism.

Every single time I'm at work.

[The_Outernationalist]

Kind've puts that whole "tankie" insult on it's head, seeing as most Hungarians themselves are tankies, eh?