I recall thinking that the reason the Soviet Union was so evil was that, instead of people choosing their profession like in America, the government decided that for you. (I think this was actually how my dad explained that country to me.)
A childhood belief about politics
others believed things like this
- I used to think that America was the only country that had cars.Anon
- Being a princess was a real profession— victoria
- I used to believe all of North America was Canada and South America was USA..— Daria
- i used to believe that bald people were evilAnon
- We would drive by UNION BANK here in California and I would say "Onion bank!" My Mom would bust up laughing.— BINGO
- I thought that "heck" was a less horrible version of hell for people who were only KIND OF evil.— Oizys