idk but in Poland the 99% had a terrible experience with socialism, and I think that's the case for nearly everyone who had to go through it, except the parasite class (communist party elites) who own everything... ultimately the theory is wrong because it never turned out how they said it would
Actually, if you look at the surveys about socialism in Eastern Europe, Poland included, and break them down by age range, a pattern shows up where the older generation that actually lived in the USSR for a good portion of their lives have consistently more favourable views of it than younger adults who were born shortly before or after the USSR's collapse.
Sources and more info: https://dessalines.github.io/essays/socialism_faq.html#did-the-citizens-of-the-soviet-union-dislike-their-government
The soviet union wasn't the shit show western nations paint it as. That's not to say that it didn't have a ton of flaws including authoritarianism. But when it came to things like the space race they kicked the ass of every country till the US eventually landed on the moon. First satellite in orbit first person in space/orbit etc etc etc. Science and technology. Science and technology weren't neglected either.
The biggest problem with the soviet union and other bolshevik style authoritarian communist countries. Is that they're the only bit of socialism western nations indoctrinate their drones with. To frighten them and keep them from ever thinking about it. I'm a socialist and anti bolshevik etc etc etc. But to most westerners that's just a head scratcher. Socialist but not bolshevik?! How can be!?
Sometimes people like things that aren't good for them, like if you've ever known someone who is stuck in a bad relationship they ignore the shockingly horrible things and just focus on some happy memory or something they are desperately holding onto. I agree Soviet nostalgia is cool but if it was really that great it wouldn't have collapsed, you know
