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[–] [email protected] 57 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Socialism significantly lowered internal competion between people and as a consequence they became more trusting. If you look at Soviet leaders who were born and raised pre-revolution, they were very far from trusting the West.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 3 months ago (1 children)

This is an interesting theory. Is there any literature on it?

[–] [email protected] 27 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Blackshirts and Reds is a good starting place I think

[–] [email protected] 20 points 3 months ago

I was going to say Parenti touches on this in Blackshirts and Reds.