Back in the 1920s, there was huge propaganda against communism in the mainstream democratic press with the atrocities of the Russian Civil War culminating.
The Russian czar was a cruel guy, however, the communists have made his cruelest crime a funny thing.
The Western propaganda was right, communism was much worse than a democratic free-market regime. Even though there was only little social net in European countries in the incriminated period.
But communists were founding new communist parties all around the world (and especially in Europe). How come? Having seen such brutalities required insensitive personality or fanatic conviction.
People were, however, entering the communist party in tens of thousands after the Czechoslovakian coup d’etat in 1948. Either the above-mentioned features, sheer ignorance, or opportunism were the reasons.
And after the massive incarceration, executions, and robust systemic torture with the election has been a farce and secret service bullying the citizens even those who didn’t awake previously must have made their minds and be anti-communists.
The funniest thing is the Czechoslovak people let their freedom be stolen in 1948 without any massive protests. It was after WW2, the economy was in ruins and the communists have been promising everything. But during the Soviet invasion in 1968, huge protests occurred even though there hadn’t been any way how to reverse the situation.
The saddest thing is people are becoming communists even now.
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