That’s the part a lot of people in the west still don’t seem to get. The existence of Soviet Union alone was enough to force capitalists to allow for a relatively high standard of living for the working majority. As soon as the threat of a good example was destroyed, there was no longer any reason to keep up any pretenses. The exploitation could now begin in full.
Interesting how the golden 90’s, right after major capitalist victory, brought drastic drop of wealth for the middle “class”.
That’s the part a lot of people in the west still don’t seem to get. The existence of Soviet Union alone was enough to force capitalists to allow for a relatively high standard of living for the working majority. As soon as the threat of a good example was destroyed, there was no longer any reason to keep up any pretenses. The exploitation could now begin in full.