The main task of the normal socially-oriented state to look out for idiots. To protect its citizens from themselves, to reduce the destructive power of domestic idiocy to a minimum, allowing play of the human population. To make even the most stupid woodpecker can live to a peaceful old age, not too much harm to themselves and others. And the country including.
In mechanics there is such concept: “protection against the fool” is when smart people sit and think for a long time how to make fools didn’t break the device, not chopped off his fingers, did not set the fire and did not gouging to edrene hair dryer everything including themselves.
And what better state than it is more humane and more civilized, the more it included “protection against the fool”. And Vice versa.
And what better state than it is more humane, more humane and more civilized, the more it included “protection against the fool”. And Vice versa.
And it seems to me that our nostalgia for the USSR is associated, in addition to children’s enjoyable, primarily because the socialist system had (and probably never will have) analogues to protect citizens from themselves, in terms of concern that any person, regardless of his origin, environment, intellectual and physical potential, could comfortably and with dignity to live your life and fulfill your potential.
Indeed, in social life “foolproof” (or, rather, defending the fool) means that even if you are not the smartest, not the prettiest, not the most talented, not the most enterprising, successful, anyway, you will have a roof over your head, providing a guaranteed slice of bread with sausage, free medical care and education for your children and retirement for old age. And the trolleybus driver, the technician in the Institute, tractor driver, Turner, mechanic, the farmer, the crawler tracks is not a loser, “does not fit into the market”, and the normal, necessary and socially important profession that lets people be proud of them.
In addition, most people – driven. And it is vital that someone said they should do, where to go, what to strive for, something to believe in, someone to love, someone to fear, where not to climb, because they would be killed. Otherwise they are lost. Or knowingly take a wrong decision, falling for scams of all kinds – from criminal to political.
Excessive independence in decision-making, most only harm. And the phrase “do not listen, think only with your head” is valid only in case if there is something to think. But most people are not nearly as smart as they think.
And if immature, not too bright and not too strong-willed man to provide himself, if not to put any clear restrictions and guidance, but to provide him with the necessary survival minimum, so as not had to fight for life and sustenance – that person will start to degrade. And can irrevocably break and their own lives and even their country.
If you give him a choice between House 2 and astronomy, between Enrique Caruso and Timothy, between the work of a teacher in a rural school or Manager for the sale of garbage in a beautiful office, between studying to be a microbiologist or the rapid career of the reality star, between family loyalty and the opportunity to have everything that moves, between the ideals of friendship and mutual assistance and Terry egoism, between the brotherhood of man or the pride of nationality, between easy money and social significance of his own life, between the a video about saving the whales and the video with Kim Kardashian, he’ll choose the ass Kardashian.
Tested, proven.
The solution? Do not give this choice at which one of the options – degradation.
What, in fact, engaged in the USSR.
To deprive people of the possibility of wrong choices is a benefit and not a restriction of freedom. Of course, if you don’t think sense and crown your life with the opportunity to nail his testicles to the cobblestones. If Yes, then Soviet – scoop, damn totalitarianism, a prison of peoples, the oppressor of the liberties of the queue for sausage and “billion executed by Stalin personally”.
All ideology, all politics, all the social and cultural sphere was designed to protect citizens from any tragic situations and disasters, making them better, smarter, healthier, morally superior to and purer.
You’re an idiot-nihilists, and not care about your health? Now it’s your choice, you’re a free man, can be treated and to undergo regular screening can lead to patients. Under capitalism, nobody cares, the worse your health is, the higher the contributions of the sloop with you insurance company. And in the Soviet Union limited the freedom of choice physical education, Wellness sections, regular medical examinations, compulsory chest x-rays, permits in sanatorium, free medical facilities in walking distance.
You’re an idiot workaholic to the detriment of the family – well, the owner of the business in which you work, is very good. But the Labor code were severely restricted your right to plow his uncle 7/24, literally forcing you to rest the allotted time.
You idiot drunk? Now it is purely your problem (well, and your unfortunate family), you’re a free person can drink at least until the green hell, wine, vodka magnates will say thank you. In the USSR, horror of horrors, you were taken to the sobering-up station, and then peachily at a party meeting, put on view, deprived of the thirteenth salary. And sometimes even forcibly treated in the LTP, forcing to quit a harmful habit.
You’re an idiot-a parasite, artistic temperament, looking for myself, the dream of becoming a soloist of the rock group, famous writer, famous artist, and yet what do you play the guitar in the boiler room, begging for money from the mother? No, it will not work, if you go to work to have a regular income, guaranteed pension in old age and any occupation in life, if you don’t happen to be the second John Lenona. But the article for parasitism – this violence against the creative personality, deprivation of the right homeless as possible?!
You are a family of shiftless idiots-romantics? Songs around the campfire, mosquitoes, sunshine forest, of property – a backpack and a guitar, in the past – a failed marriage and seven children for two? Nothing to worry, go ahead, the state child care – a roof over my head, free food, education, creative and physical development, availability of social mobility even in cases when parents are unable to take responsibility for their own children. But under capitalism, all asleep now in the tent side by side, and even the juvenile justice system will look after the children a new family of gay…
You’re an idiot, a womanizer , and is also married? Givi from the flower kiosk, sales of candy and condoms applaud you. At your disposal hotels for rent, Dating sites for one night only, intimate Lounges, pay-venereologic clinics and expensive divorce lawyers. And in a totalitarian scoop demanded of fidelity, could not altogether exclude from the ranks of the party only for non-conformity to the moral image of the Builder of communism. And if for this sudden love of people was ready to go for it, so the feelings were indeed real and not just a primitive personal dirt.
You’re an idiot-a dissident? Listen at night “Voice of America”, dream to give their country to plunder enemies for the opportunity to live beautifully? You agree that you ran the foreigners, if only you got a piece from the master’s table? You have no respect for their country and its people, but continue to enjoy the benefits that they have created? The country should be able to defend themselves to people like you, millions of people were plunged into chaos and misery in the 90th. Therefore, perhaps a minute, my dear man, or cut the forest for the benefit of the working people, or leave forever in your cherished capitalist Paradise. To you, because of your stupidity and venality did not hurt others.
You’re 16, you’re young Apostol, Hochesh jeans, chewing gum, poster of Kiss magazine with naked Boobs, block Marlborough roommate Galya, moped, sleep till noon and recalledthat on the film “Emmanuelle”, but after you have study a circle of aircraft modeling, swimming, three times a week, and then another cleanup and waste paper collection. And on TV – “unbelievable”, “Club kinoputeshestvennikov”, “I Want to know everything”, “animal world”, “you can”, the film about the Great Patriotic war, Comedy Gaidai, and the next series of “the adventures of electronics”. And journals “Technique of youth”, “Science and life” and “Change”.
And inevitably had to grow up cultured, educated, well-rounded and decent person. And become a pilot, doctor, designer, scientist, or at least a respected miner or a Turner at the factory. And there was virtually no choice to grow a hipster transvestite, food stylist, blogger, image consulting, club promoter, artist, conceptualist, a designer brow designer dog collars…
And now every sad merchandiser, laid out on the counter cans of canned corn in accordance with the planogram hidden polar Explorer, an astronaut, a scientist, a pioneer, an educator, a humanist, or even someone who could teach us to understand the language of dolphins… Just for capitalism is better if they will be there to stay.
The idea of the USSR was fine, the execution is because of the human factor, which I mentioned in the beginning of the article, largely disappoint, but this is now virtually no one comes close to the humanistic way of social organization of human society. And in this respect, the Soviet Union was the most Christian government, despite the declared separation of powers and the Church.
This was the country that made all of us better. Did people, not just consumers of goods of light and food industry. Released and brought up in us the noble qualities and not base instincts. Allow us, due to the lack of the possibility of an incorrect choice, to rise above itself and to achieve such breakthroughs, discoveries and feats, that now I can not believe that it was us.
In General, the Soviet Union was like a big kindergarten, where we, the inexperienced, told when to eat , when to sleep, watched that we ran without Slippers, planted and karavali, taught fun songs and clever stories, direct our energies in the right direction, and gave the opportunity to realize himself to Bunny, who by Snowflake, who the Fox was hiding sharp objects, punished for bad behavior, praised and rewarded for good, they formed a clear understanding of Good and Evil, no shades, without ambiguity, without open finals.
But we suddenly thought we are adults, wanted to go over the fence, to freedom, to make the decision for yourself, not to eat porridge and not to listen to the teacher, play with matches, don’t brush your teeth, wear sandals in the winter and eat some candy.
And once the gate to the garden opened… That we were waiting and it all ended, we all know.
Marina Solovyov
