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Try to let this sink in; 16 (or more) adults lived in a one room apartment. There were several other similar apartments on the same floor. Each floor had only ONE BATHROOM!
everything in the Soviet Union was broken, and, crooked. The only way you could obtain most items was through the black market, but even then, everything was in short supply. Only people that were 'rich' could afford a car, which was almost always old and barely functioning. People had no incentive to work, and the workers always put forth very minimal effort.
You had to be extremely careful about what you said and who you said it to.
Keep this in mind; we are only one 'Black Swan' event away that will create the 'crisis' that the psychopaths, and their fellow travelers, at the WEF will not let go to waste.
Pravda says toilet paper is a luxury, not a necessity. Deal with it.
Just like health care here !
I grew up in Soviet Union. Left soon after it fell apart. It seems that US of A is following Soviet path since early 2000's. Remember, it is slow initially, but accelerates...just like inflation
I grew up in Soviet Union
Does this dude sound legit to you?
see the US in decline, and although Russia CERTAINLY has it's problems, I think it's FAR better than it was 40 years ago and the US is considerably worse. Is this me being naive?
US is worse, Russia is different than 40 yrs ago. They have changed from totalitarian state to mafia state. I suppose both are bad and it depends on what a certain person prefers. In totalitarian state, if you tow party line you will be ok. In mafia state, you may be randomly whacked just because but level of repression will be overall lower in most cases. In Soviet times, state apparatus was not too corrupt (KGB actually was stamping out corruption), in Russia the main occupation of FSB (successor of KGB) is enrichment of fsb chiefs.
Now he's trying to re-conquer it back
There was a great youtube channel on a guy who was a teenager in the 80s Soviet Union.
Years ago, my wife developed business contacts, and subsequently became friends with, a family of Jewish immigrants that came to America in the 1970s under the immigration agreements between America and the Soviet government. Although these people always referred to themselves as Russians, they actually came from the port city of Odessa, Ukraine's third most populous city.
The father (now deceased) lived under Stalinism. I'll never forget his chilling account about people 'suddenly disappearing, without any explanation, never to be seen or heard from again.' He said one of his greatest fears was a simple 'knock on the door, because you never knew what it meant or who it was.' The obvious fear was that on the other side of the door, the government police were coming to take you away.
This man's daughter described, in great detail, the 'living' conditions her and her husband lived under. (Perhaps this is what is meant by 'you'll own nothing, and be happy?)
Try to let this sink in; 16 (or more) adults lived in a one room apartment. There were several other similar apartments on the same floor. Each floor had only ONE BATHROOM! She told me that the apartment had a cot that had a bed sheet that hung from the ceiling which separated the romantic couple from the 14 or more other adults in the room. She said, of course, there was no privacy, as everyone could hear what was going on. When you were done, the next couple took your place on the same cot. I asked her how in the world could one bathroom serve so many people? She said it couldn't. You either had to 'hold it, or go in a bucket in your room.' Hopefully, that had a sheet for Soviet style 'privacy.'
Her husband told me that everything in the Soviet Union was broken, and, crooked. The only way you could obtain most items was through the black market, but even then, everything was in short supply. Only people that were 'rich' could afford a car, which was almost always old and barely functioning. People had no incentive to work, and the workers always put forth very minimal effort. Showing up for 'work' was mandatory, sickness was often no excuse for staying home. He said that he would often receive a call to come back to 'work' after just working a 12 hour shift, which was crazy because he barely did any work as it was. There was no appeal, you either came back to work or the authorities would pay you a visit. So much for the so-called "workers paradise." He also told me that EVERYONE knew that the system was a complete failure, but of course, you could not complain about it in public. You had to be extremely careful about what you said and who you said it to. People that HEARD criticism of the government were required to turn that person in as a seditionist, otherwise, if they didn't, they TOO could be arrested for NOT reporting the incident.
There's more, but I'll end here. I ask YOU, which direction do you think America is headed in? Are we on the road to MORE freedom, or, are we moving closer and closer to recreating the old Soviet Union? Keep this in mind; we are only one 'Black Swan' event away that will create the 'crisis' that the psychopaths, and their fellow travelers, at the WEF will not let go to waste.