Originally posted by RE: Blaxican
I was under the impression that easern europe sans Russia and it's satellite slave states were some kind of collective socialist wonderland with high taxes world peace and epic collective happiness that make mainstream western society look primitive in comparison.
"Easern Europe sans Russia and its satellite slave states" is practically non-existent? That's what it is: former USSR slave states, unless you (wrongly) consider the Nordic countries to be a part of Eastern Europe. Yeah, those are better off than virtually anyone else in the world.
I live in one of those former USSR slave states and quite a lot of people here don't make more than 3000$ a year, some don't even make the declared minimum wage. Suicide rates here are currently the highest on the planet and I believe we've set the all-time world-wide suicide record in the past. Yep, I'm so glad I live in this awesome "socialist wonderland."