Originally Posted by
flyermatthew
(I am old enough to remember being taught that one of the ways we were better than the Commie Russkies is that we didn't restrict the right of people to travel in their own country.)
Not to get off topic, but that is a good example of American propaganda. Anytime your government "teaches" you that we are "better" than another country for some particular reason, you need to be very skeptical. There were tensions with the Soviet Union, and this type of propaganda was needed as a precaution in case war broke out.