Critique to those who say Easter European states are poorer because of comunism
It isn't 'communism destroyed Eastern Europe.' its what happens when socialism is dismantled, public property is sold off to 5 oligarchs, cities are abandoned, and poverty is turned into an Instagram aesthetic. People love to blame communism because it's easier than talking about capitalism, corruption, privatization, and how workers were treated like the periphery of Europe. Furthermore, as an example, Bulgaria has lost 13% of its population to Germany, etc. since 1990. It's difficult for any country to grow economically when all young people have better options abroad and women typically have one or two children. Or even thanks to what happened after 1989: privatization, deindustrialization, corruption, and mass emigration. Bulgaria had almost 9 million people around 1990; now it has 6.44 million. Why? It's not because 'communism ruined it.' It's been 35 years since the country became Europe's cheap labor pool and its public ownership was sold. You can hate socialism, but at least be honest about history and stop pretending to be a capitalist.