Thread:Vorknkx/@comment-3547390-20150204202730/@comment-1496755-20150317135152

Let's put it this way - most of our communists were disgruntled lower-class folks who suddenly found themselves in a position of absolute power (backed by the might of the Soviet Union). And then they used this power for the most despicable purposes - e.g. revenge and harassment.

Political fanaticism played a big role in their atrocities... but there was a fair amount of spite as well. Back in the 1940's, there were certain social tensions between the different social classes, which easily escalated into hatred. They were resolved in the bloodiest manner possible - the "People's Court", a tribunal where you are presumed guilty from the very beginning and a bloodthirsty crowd wants to see you dead. Fair trial? Not a chance!

Cheap sausages are a symbol, in a way, of the communist idea of good life - "Keep quiet and obey us, and (maybe) you will receive some free and/or cheap (low-quality) stuff. Here, have a sausage."

As I said, it's a long and complicated topic. And it surely involves a lot of bitterness and pain...