What are you talking about? Research how many rights women and lgbt people lost when the GDR fell for an example of how wrong-headed this line of thinking is.

For those who want light reading, I highly recommend "Why women had better sex under socialism, and other arguments for economic independence"

[–] sozesoze@lemmy.world -3 points 1 month ago (5 children)

Yes these rights rights were lost, but this paints the GDR in a positive light regarding regarding civil rights when in reality people who showed a smidge of dissent were persecuted.

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Yes these rights rights were lost, but this paints the GDR in a positive light regarding regarding civil rights

Because they were, especially compared to West Germany.

[–] sozesoze@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I’m not arguing for the BRD and how not fucked LGBTQ and women's rights were. I’m arguing against a picture that the GDR had better rights in general when in fact most people who didn’t strictly follow the party line were heavily suppressed and observed.

Edit: forgot women's rights

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