SUMMARY OF THE PUBLICATION “WELFARE STATE: REALITY INSTEAD OF MYTHS” PREPARED WITHIN THE PROJECT TEARING DOWN THE MYTHS ABOUT SOCIALISM AND WELFARE STATE Today, people enjoy the best economic well-being …
National committees of the socialist era functioned as bodies of the current self-governments of villages, towns, and regions
“People´s committees of the socialist era functioned as self-government bodies in villages, towns, and regions”. More than two thirds of respondents (69%) agreed with the claim according to the April 2018 …
We had democracy and free elections also during the rule of the communist party before 1989
“socialist democracy existed and elections were free and democratic before the year 1989”. More than one third of respondents (36%) agreed, according to the April 2018 poll carried out by the …
The socialist regime in Czechoslovakia guaranteed the religious freedom
The regime guaranteed the freedom of belief already in the 9 May 1948 Constitution and Article 32 of Part Two of the 1960 Constitution of the CSSR reads: “The freedom …
During the socialist era, media were free and presented the world as it was
The socialist regime existed also thanks to long-term, systematic, and thorough propaganda that no one could escape. In creating that illusionary world, the fragments of which still remain in minds …
People used to help each other more, they felt more solidarity among themselves and were closer during the socialist era.
People used to help each other more, they felt more solidarity among themselves and were closer during the socialist era. This was stated by 81% of respondents participating in the April …
Socialism directed people to more moral behaviour
Socialism directed people to more moral behaviour This was stated by 71% of respondents participating in the April 2018 poll carried out by the FOCUS agency. Socialism based on the institutional …
Socialism guaranteed equality
The myth about equality during the socialist era was based on an incorrect starting point saying that it was guaranteed by the leading role of the communist party, which is …
The life was safer during the socialist era and crime rates and theft rates were lower
The life during the socialist era was safer and violent crime rates were lower According to 79% of respondents participating in the April 2018 poll carried out by the FOCUS agency, …
Socialist Czechoslovakia was a legally consistent state that guaranteed justice for people
“Everyone who worked dutifully and complied with laws could freely express their opinions without being persecuted in any manner whatsoever” according to approximately 45% of respondents participating in the April 2018 …