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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
We're seeing the same thing that happened when the Soviet union abandoned communism and centralized control of the people combined with a strong security element (KGB for Russia). Just with less internal violence on the Soviet side.
The people lose a lot of thier fear, and a lot of thier direction, and self interest becomes a larger driving force then self preservation.
With the Soviet Union they had a smoother (not by much) transition because they had a more experienced leadership in place, but a lot of them yearn for the days under Stalin because in a lot of ways it was easier.
With Iraq its easy to see that people might yearn for Hussein because they didn't have the overly threat of mass violence just the threat of individual targetted violence (Bombs vs a midnight visit by the secret police).
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Agreed.
Human nature for most to feel comfotable within a routine...even moreso if they do decide to break the routine, but once "out there" realize they don't like the lengths that others around them have used and abused their freedom, they crawl even deeper back into their shells until something can make them feel safe and "regulated" again.
And, when the Soviet Union was thrown open, it did have struggle...corruption and lawlessness were rampant, with little to no authority (that couldn't be bought) to stop thugs and shysters from capitalizing on the suddenly free market economy and its complete 180 degree turn in controls..