Yes, bring back the good old days when the Soviets murdered everyone.
By 1991, they weren't murdering nearly enough of them to keep the system going. There are probably few who remember the purges, and no one who rememebers the famine.
Flew in from Miami Beach B.O.A.C. Didn't get to bed last night On the way the paper bag was on my knee Man I had a dreadful flight I'm back in the U.S.S.R. You don't know how lucky you are boy Back in the U.S.S.R. (Yeah) Been away so long I hardly knew the place Gee, it's good to be back home Leave it till tomorrow to unpack my case Honey disconnect the phone I'm back in the U.S.S.R. You don't know how lucky you are boy Back in the U.S. Back in the U.S. Back in the U.S.S.R. Well the Ukraine girls really knock me out They leave the West behind And Moscow girls make me sing and shout That Georgia's always on my mind Aw come on! Ho yeah! Ho yeah! Ho ho yeah! Yeah yeah! Yeah I'm back in the U.S.S.R. You don't know how lucky you are boys Back in the U.S.S.R. Well the Ukraine girls really knock me out They leave the West behind And Moscow girls make me sing and shout That Georgia's always on my mind Oh, show me around your snow-peaked mountains way down south Take me to your daddy's farm Let me hear your balalaika's ringing out Come and keep your comrade warm I'm back in the U.S.S.R. Hey you don't know how lucky you are boys Back in the U.S.S.R. Oh let me tell you, honey Hey, I'm back! I'm back in the U.S.S.R. Yes, I'm free! Yeah, back in the U.S.S.R. |
This happens when intellectuals who are sympathic to communism, fail to write and talk about the reality of the past. People - as in the masses - often go with the emotions of the loudest slogans and most prevalent propaganda. Look at South America...
Our own country is filled with people who sat by cheering on Clinton as he loved up Castro. We have millions who love communism and millions more who don't know any better.
Our intellectuals and many business leaders are sympathic to communism and have failed to document and teach the reality of communism. They have also avoided teaching America's founding ideology.
So what
About 50% American's are nostalgic for soviet time
Their name is DEMOCRAT
(And Ukranians especially!)
Another poll by Center "Sofia", sample 2000 people, albeit in Ukrainian: http://uv.ukranews.com/r6/rating/article.html?id=19591 , where the last question is "How would like to see Ukraine and Russia?"
16.8%- as any other foreign country, with visas, border guards, customs.
64.9%- Ukraine and Russia as independent but friendly nations, with visa-free travel.
16.1%- Russia, Ukraine one country.
2.2%- hard to tell.