https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2009/11/02/end-of-communism-cheered-but-now-with-more-reservations/
The polls should not be this divided for what you’re implying
I said most countries
It includes Russia which probably skews it, being the most populous overall
He was good for trying to institute perestroika and glasnost. Its a shame it happened like that
However he ordered the oppression of peaceful protesters, bit nowhere as bad as any other soviet leader
So rest in peace, it wasnt your fault
I...why would you....man
Somewhere there's a world in which his reforms succeeded and now the Soviet Union is like a third power behind us and China run by a slightly eccentric centre left party that the communist party morphed into. They get criticised for their historically poor human rights record but overall they're now a pretty harmless bunch. An EU Warsaw Pact FTA is in the works
You have to put some respect on the communists, the belief that you're ushering in a utopia based on changing modes of production that all humanity can share in is a far more noble goal than that held by today's Russian government, who think they're destined to rule over eurasia
ngl I was on a work call earlier and this s*** almost made me lose it
I gotta meet you irl bruh.
No one believes this outside terminally online losers
Eastern Europeans have it pretty good in most countries
Gorbachev was probably a bad mfer but he dissolved the Soviet Union so can’t talk s*** about him
Who woukd win, world's most sophisticated planned economy vs 'I like aubergines now'
Sophisticated planned economy is an oxymoron
Jimmy Carter outliving all the villains is proof good wins in the end
Jimmy Carter was the Biden of the 1970’s