Whenever I see opinion poll maps on :reddit-logo: from Europe with questions like

  • Would you be ok with your son/daughter dating a person of a different race?

  • Would you be comfortable with your son/daughter dating a member of the same sex?

  • My country has too many immigrants, yes or no?

There is always a very noticeable difference between Western and Eastern Europe, with the West (and Scandanavia) being WAY more progressive, and Eastern European / former Soviet states being exceedingly conservative, particularly countries like Czech.

Why is this?

Maybe I'm just naive but I would think that the legacy of the USSR would cause the exact opposite tendency.

I also have no real context as I have never stepped foot in The Old World.

    • ssjmarx [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      Stalin consolidated his power in part by throwing a bunch of bones to social reactionaries, one of his definite mistakes. It's the reason why the USSR was the first developed country to legalize abortion and the second country to do it, after it was re-criminalized and re-legalized.

      • jkfjfhkdfgdfb [she/her]
        ·
        2 years ago

        the first developed country to legalize abortion and the second country to do it,

        :soviet-chad: