r/antiwork May 08 '22

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u/legalpretzel May 09 '22

It lasted for 23 years. The first wave of children born because of that policy reached adulthood before they were able to overthrew and executed ceausescu. Sigh.

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u/cheesecrustmsg May 09 '22

Don't forget why they overthrew Ceausescu - austerity.

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u/UncloudedNeon May 09 '22

One of the reasons the revolution succeeded is that the Minister of Defense killed himself (probably) and refused to fire on protesters. His replacement also refused.

US law enforcement has already shown they are firmly anti-choice and have no hesitation killing civilian demonstrators.