• Sibbo@sopuli.xyz
    818·
    10 months ago

    Since when does Russia have universal welfare? I thought it was a burning pile of feces when it comes to any social services.

    • 5too@lemmy.worldEnglish
      441·
      10 months ago

      Pretty sure they’re talking about the anti-universal healthcare propaganda in the States. Downplaying the wealth gap happens here plenty, too.

    • ickplant@lemmy.world
      171·
      10 months ago

      You would be wrong about that. My parents live in Russia and the services are fine. My mom can get an ambulance with a Doctor to come to her house for free whenever she feels ill. In the US, I would pay an arm and a leg for an ambulance without a doctor. That’s part of the problem, actually - life is decent in Russia, at least in Moscow, so people don’t rebel.

      Also, “unprecedented information” doesn’t apply. It’s literally illegal to access this information in Russia. My mom has a VPN cause I had one set up for her. Otherwise she would be cut off from the outside world. She has a dummy phone without any forbidden apps that she takes with her on walks. Young people figure out a way, but anyone who is not tech savvy is fucked.

    • FaceDeer@kbin.social
      131·
      10 months ago

      I don’t think that’s what top hat guy is trying to imply, I think he’s just spewing some generic “our system is awesome! Don’t change it!” stuff.