Opiate of the masses and whatnot. When all of the underpinnings of your social structure are being ripped away its not unthinkable to fall back on or cling to religeous faith.
I don't mean this as edgy atheism or anything but I feel like a similar thing is going on with Qanon and the religeous right currently.
Were Soviet Citizens insane during their decline?
televangelism became huge so yes
Opiate of the masses and whatnot. When all of the underpinnings of your social structure are being ripped away its not unthinkable to fall back on or cling to religeous faith.
I don't mean this as edgy atheism or anything but I feel like a similar thing is going on with Qanon and the religeous right currently.
Mostly just turned to crime and prostitution and drug escapism
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It could be that that nonsense was actively suppressed during better times and that with the collapse, old evils re-emerged. But I'm 100% speculating.
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