Hungarian here. We had ten good years, then the same ruling class started to do the same shit they did back then but under a different name. But at least nowadays you can leave the country, which many do since -- the frequent attempts to do so were an important cultural touchstone here in the 45 years of soviet occupation.

Trust me, no one wants the same shit back, that's just a political talking point propping up Orbán's pro-russian bullshit.

[–] Lenins2ndCat@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Of course nobody wants the same shit, I don't want the same shit either, I know for sure that the hard left of mszp sit around where I am. Things can be so much better.

[–] b3nsn0w@pricefield.org 1 points 1 year ago

They did lead our last good government. And yes, I'd like that too, I voted for the coalition they were in in every election since I had the right to vote. I'm just saying that things being better is not the same as reinstating the same regime we had under the soviets, that would be pretty universally things going worse.

We're in a failing capitalist system, but it still manages to be less oppressive than the failing socialist/communist/call it whatever you want system we had before.