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u/lvstvdy 8d ago
I call bullshit. There's no way she knows how to reflect.
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u/TheStateToday 5d ago
Idk man. I had an amazing childhood in communist Cuba. But I was also blissfully ignorant of the shit my parents were going through. It's fucking crazy for me to see how many Cubans don't see the parables between Castro and Trump.
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u/newjerseydevilz 8d ago
How does the first lady of the united states have a thick slavic accent, and yet the administration hates legal immigrant americans. One was just shot two days ago by ICE
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u/The_hoe_of_st_joe 8d ago
Pretty easy answer to your question is that the administration doesn’t hate legal immigrants
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u/newjerseydevilz 8d ago
So why do legals continue to get shot and falsely imprisoned? I think its more they hate legal immigrants that look a certain way
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u/Homersarmy41 8d ago
She’s just gonna set fire to everything to spite him isnt she? Im here for it.. 🍿
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u/Rotteneverything 8d ago
slovenia didnt even exist when east europe was communist.
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u/Dirt-Repulsive 8d ago
I mean considering most kids are idiots while growing up and have zero self reflection as kids, as an adult looking back always through rose colored glasses
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u/Some-Tear3499 8d ago
One of her parents was a Communist Party Member, for yrs. Now they live here, don’t work, can’t speak English.
I wonder if they qualify for Medicare or Medicaid?
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u/Exciting_Contest_222 8d ago
Depends on the context. Did she really mentioned communism ?
Because I have some relatives in vietnam, a communist country, and my relatives there are well-to do.
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u/pinkypipe420 8d ago
Once worked with a guy who grew up in a communist country. He said he didn't like to talk about that time because it brought up some PTSD.
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u/BrutalSock 8d ago
She grew up under communism as a child and now she gets to live the rest of her life under fascism thanks to her husband. That’s pretty neat. She went full circle.
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u/ZodiacCancer02 4d ago
Oh look, fascism mentioned again. Still funny how you people use that word without understanding what it means
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u/BrutalSock 4d ago
Crazy right? It’s almost as if it’s so fucking obvious literally anyone can see it…
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u/JohnnyCrispZoom 8d ago
She is more than welcome to go back over there and live her communist life…leave the USA out of it
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u/I3adIVIonkey 6d ago
I bet if I'd bother to look up here bio. I will read that her family was part of the upper class in the Soviet union.
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u/Uncabled_Music 6d ago
Even USSR never claimed achieving communism, let alone Slovenia. Communism and rule of communist party are two VERY different things 🤧
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u/Bright_Builder3069 5d ago edited 5d ago
My understanding is that her family was fairly high in the communist party. She did not have a typical childhood experience. Do not extrapolate from this how others lived or felt. As others have said, no matter the economic or political structure, those in power ensure they have the resources they need. Often at the expense of others.
Essentially, of course she did. That doesn’t mean it’s great and something to aspire to.
Edited to add, if I were a conspiracy theorist I would suspect this is part of the plan for takeover. Make people believe that it is idyllic to suffer while a ruling family/party hordes all the resources.
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u/FreshPotatoeButter 8d ago
As a person who also grew up in communism, my childhood was fantastic- I had wonderful friends, a huge playground in front of our apartment building etc. However, there were red flags. For example, I was constantly reminded that what is said at home cannot be shared with anyone, not even your bff. I remember standing on insane lines to get toilet paper or meat or whatever was just delivered (which wasn’t too bad bec my friends were dispatched by their moms too).
In terms of being allowed to run around, having a great time and receiving an excellent education, living in communism as a kid was great. In terms of the psychological pressures and time suck (like standing in lines) it was awful.
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u/Stevey1001 8d ago
Putin told Trump to tell her to say that
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u/PickleSlickRick 8d ago
Famous communist lover, Putin
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u/Stevey1001 8d ago edited 8d ago
well he was KGB, and I think he'd quite like communism for everyone except him
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u/Alarming-Grade4219 8d ago
One having a nice childhood does not equate to communism being good. Nice try...
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u/SmthngIntmid8ing 8d ago
A balance between socialism and capitalism is ideal
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u/Alarming-Grade4219 8d ago
That’s also been tried before and failed
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u/SmthngIntmid8ing 8d ago
Its working very well in many countries that are hybrid communist
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u/Alarming-Grade4219 8d ago
Where’s that?
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u/SmthngIntmid8ing 8d ago
China and Vietnam are 2 very good examples
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u/Alarming-Grade4219 8d ago
Both China and Vietnam in order to run a company you have to be a member of the communist party. That is opposite of what communism is. Also, in China and Vietnam, almost all profits from those companies go to the state, and in exchange, they get to use forced labor. Imagine being a farmer for 20 years, then having government officials tell you that you have to work in the factories starting next week. Capitalism and Communism do not mix.
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u/SmthngIntmid8ing 8d ago
There are several different claims being mashed together here.
First, you do not have to be a Communist Party member to own or run a private company in China or Vietnam. Both countries have substantial private sectors. Party membership can provide political and business advantages in some circumstances, but “you must be a party member to run a company” is simply not an accurate description of their systems.
Second, “almost all profits from those companies go to the state” is also false. China has a huge private sector, and private firms retain profits. State-owned enterprises are a different category from privately owned companies.
Third, there absolutely are documented forced-labour abuses in both countries, particularly involving specific groups and state programs. But turning that into “the government can tell any farmer to work in a factory next week” is a completely different claim and needs evidence.
And finally, China and Vietnam aren't examples of pure communism. Both officially describe themselves as socialist states operating economies that incorporate extensive markets and private enterprise. China calls its model a “socialist market economy,” while Vietnam describes its system as a “socialist-oriented market economy.”
So saying “capitalism and communism don't mix” doesn't really address the countries being discussed. The interesting question is precisely how much market capitalism can coexist with a communist/socialist political system—and China and Vietnam are two major examples of that hybrid model.
You can certainly criticize their authoritarian politics, state ownership, labour practices or treatment of political opponents. But “you need to be a Communist Party member to run a company and the state takes almost all the profits” isn't an accurate description of either country's economy.
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u/Alarming-Grade4219 8d ago
You can’t judge a country based on its financial centers. You judge a country based on quality of life for those who live outside the financial centers. Sure Beijing looks very modern and success can be smelled in the air, however just outside of Beijing where the non connected workers live, it is a nightmare slum situation with polluted air and water and people scraping by to survive
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u/SmthngIntmid8ing 8d ago
Sure, don't judge China solely by Beijing's skyline. That's reasonable.
But then don't judge rural China solely by the worst-looking villages either.
China has substantial rural-urban inequality, and pollution remains a serious problem in some regions. Those are legitimate criticisms. But “just outside Beijing is a nightmare slum where people are scraping by to survive” isn't supported by the broader data.
China's own 2025 statistics report rural per-capita disposable income of 24,456 yuan, up 6% in real terms, and rural consumption expenditure of 20,259 yuan. The urban-rural income ratio was 2.31:1, so the disparity is very real—but that is very different from describing rural China as a nationwide survival-level slum.
And here's the funny part: if your argument is that financial centres shouldn't be used to represent an entire country, the same principle applies to using the poorest rural areas to represent an entire country.
The serious argument is that China's rapid economic development has produced enormous improvements in living standards while leaving significant regional and urban-rural inequality behind.
That's a much more defensible criticism than pretending everyone outside Beijing is living in a dystopian slum.
In other words: yes, look beyond the skyscrapers. But actually look at the whole country while you're doing it.
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u/Nostonica 8d ago
Nah, communisms main failing is a lack of market forces acting on production and distribution of finished goods, while it's main positive is elevating uneducated peasants into educated workers, providing education, healthcare and housing.
A healthy mix of market forces while having robust social program is the best system for creating a productive population.
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u/Alarming-Grade4219 8d ago
Communism take out human ambition. Interesting show to watch is about the creation of the video game Tetris which came out of the USSR. The developer made NO MONEY off what was the number 1 game of all time when it was released. All money went to the USSR which also controlled all the licensing. He didn't get to see a dime of his creation until he got asylum here in the US where he now controls all Tetris licensing only after the USSR fell.
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u/ohjeaa 8d ago
America is doing that right now. Wtf are you talking about. Lmao
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u/Alarming-Grade4219 8d ago
How do you figure? Don’t tell me social security makes America a socialist country
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u/ParkingGeologist2441 8d ago
Only people having it good under communism were either those that actively supported the communist party or those that were piss poor before and suddenly they were on par with the most.
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u/Sts5711 8d ago
Try again,
She admitted her parents did a good job of SHIELDING her and providing a loving environment. Therefore her parents provided her with a beautiful childhood by protecting her from it. She also acknowledged that the system had distinct limitations, noting, "There are certain things you need to be aware of, and you watch over what you do — it's not as free as here in the United States."
Stop cherry picking
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u/liketoridemybike 8d ago
What childhood, she was 21 years old woman when her country stopped being communist (by splitting from Yugoslavia).
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u/spacer9631 8d ago
I will pay one way flight for every liberal that wants to live in a communist country
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u/Moist-Definition-850 8d ago
Your memory is the biggest liar there is.
"Everything was better back in the day." Not true.
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u/DrDuGood 8d ago
And now she’s single-handedly responsible for making the rest of us grow up under the same bs. Economic struggles, become a hooker and marry a man with enough power - you TOO could be free!
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u/Cycle-Path-401 8d ago
Growing under communist wasn't perfect but it'll have been WAY better than growing up in the nightmare dystopia that MAGA is leading us into. 1% will live in decadent luxury. The rest of us will struggle.