I’m pretty cynical about post-communism tbh. All that happened was “elite replacement”, but often communists just shed their sickles and became “democrats”. Apparatchiks became oligarchs.
— Alex George (@AlexGeo82372439) March 28, 2024
I agree with this.
— Nik Stankovic (@nikstankovic_) March 28, 2024
Another thing probably worth mentioning is that people were promised too much.
"When we get freedom and democracy everyone will be rich. There will be no elite, because you can always vote them out."
Um, no. Not everyone gets rich. And um, no, you don't get…
"[Asian countries] should jointly maintain security in Asia [and] reject bloc confrontation... it is essential [to] prevent this region from becoming an arena of geopolitical contests."
— Arnaud Bertrand (@RnaudBertrand) March 28, 2024
That's the key lesson from Ukraine, learned at Europe's expense.https://t.co/qbwyZUjee0
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