Whenever I see opinion poll maps on :reddit-logo: from Europe with questions like

  • Would you be ok with your son/daughter dating a person of a different race?

  • Would you be comfortable with your son/daughter dating a member of the same sex?

  • My country has too many immigrants, yes or no?

There is always a very noticeable difference between Western and Eastern Europe, with the West (and Scandanavia) being WAY more progressive, and Eastern European / former Soviet states being exceedingly conservative, particularly countries like Czech.

Why is this?

Maybe I’m just naive but I would think that the legacy of the USSR would cause the exact opposite tendency.

I also have no real context as I have never stepped foot in The Old World.

  • Teekeeus [comrade/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    2 years ago

    western europeans can claim to be progressive in polls, but their true beliefs can still be very rightwing. It’s probably just superficial “politeness” norms, and eastern europeans are probably being more honest in this regard

    E.g. libs claiming to be progressive but actually being yt chauvinists, having mask off moments etc

    I mean, the far right is obviously gaining power very rapidly in the west