U.S. is a country of dream catchers
We were on the way home from strawberry picking at Green Bluff when the subject came up. I asked my friends — one from Moldova and one from Ukraine — what they thought about life in the United States, both having grown up in communist societies.
The Ukrainian recalled in her youth that they were “taken care” of. Everyone had housing. There was health coverage. There was food. But everyone who was able was also required to work. If you did not, the shaming was insurmountable.
The Moldovan's mother had free tuition for schooling. It was easy to travel and explore everywhere. There was a huge communist following among those of her generation. She was 40 at the time of the 1991 Soviet Union collapse.
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