Western Europe, 1950s era. Capitalism had to make compromises. The soviet union was right next door - if people realized that seizing the means of production would improve their quality of life, they’d have a communist revolution on their hands. So concessions were made. “See, you don’t need communism to have a good life, we’re giving you all those things too!”
And finally, the capitalists won and the soviet union was no more, parceled up and sold to the capital owners in the west. Now they don’t feel the need to make concessions without a major communist power in their backyard. So they roll back the progress slowly, hoping no one notices.
Western Europe, 1950s era. Capitalism had to make compromises. The soviet union was right next door - if people realized that seizing the means of production would improve their quality of life, they’d have a communist revolution on their hands. So concessions were made. “See, you don’t need communism to have a good life, we’re giving you all those things too!”
And finally, the capitalists won and the soviet union was no more, parceled up and sold to the capital owners in the west. Now they don’t feel the need to make concessions without a major communist power in their backyard. So they roll back the progress slowly, hoping no one notices.