I'm not claiming lead poisoning is the sole determining factor, I'm claiming it's a major factor, millions of Soviets were lead poisoned, which means unfortunately like their American counterparts they had severe deficiencies in reasoning, memory retention, emotion regulation, mood regulation, impulse control, empathy, compromised hand-eye coordination, damage to the blood-brain barrier (which is a monstrous condition all on its own) and that's just the brain

So yes behind so many movements, events, people and historical outcomes of the late 20th century, lead is the silent killer, the feather that tipped the scales in the favor of reaction over and over again, because billions literally suffered from it

[–] plinky@hexbear.net 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Well for one they didn’t have that many cars, for two - party functionaries (or student dipshits) compared to say tractor drivers are least likely to be exposed, yet it seemed they worked very diligently to get their own candle making factory, while people just wanted them to chill with alcohol ban and adjust the production priorities somewhat

[–] CyborgMarx@hexbear.net 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Soviet lead exposure came from food and proximity to lead mining operations and munition factories (which were unfortunately everywhere)

The party functionaries ate lead (from childhood onward), as did a majority of the population