If you get a chance, please ask these women what they think about it (if they are old enough to remember).
They say the selection and abundance of food and products is much greater now, but that the quality of food is lower.
They're surprised when I tell them that I sometimes have to work during the weekend and oftentimes extra hours during the week as they assumed this only happens under socialism.
They say that the general quality of education seemed higher, excluding the propaganda.
They also admit that they can't really imagine buying and actually owning a house during their lifetimes with current market prices and admit that they didn't really have to think that much about such basic sensitivities back then.
But I am not in favor of that system, because as you may not be aware there are many more ways to implement certain socialist policies without eliminating the benefits of democracy and keeping the market free where it makes sense.
Capitalism makes sense in some places, it just doesn't make sense everywhere.
But in reality I am for a mix of both, but 'socialism bad' is just an overly simplistic, propaganda loaded agenda that does nothing to push your society towards a more balanced track than it is on now.