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[–] SmilingSolaris@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

You're never going to believe it, but the answer was more complicated than the cold war propaganda told you. Shocker.

[–] LordWiggle@lemmy.world -2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

What I know is from people who lived during the USSR in it's former states. But sure, what they told me is just western propaganda. They lied about their families being deported to gulags, never to have returned. Their idea of their leaders is all just western propaganda right? I mean, there was no western media, but maybe they were secret CIA sleeper agents or something? All hundreds of locals I've talked to, including historians, former politicians and former red army.

Stalin also never had anyone deported to gulags for saying anything he didn't like right? Do you even know what a dictator is? Or what propaganda is? Claiming any negative information about the USSR is propaganda is propaganda itself. What are your sources? Qanon or Russian state media or something?

[–] SmilingSolaris@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago

Nobody said anything about claiming the Soviet Union was a peachy clean state. You are throwing your own presumptions in and arguing with yourself. All we are saying is that the state isn't like how you thought it was. But you'd rather double down then consider a slight change to your perception.

Enjoy battling yourself. I am done talking to a man who talks past me.