1989-91 street protesters mostly did not demand capitalism

Evidence

But we also know that the people who rushed into the streets in 1989–1991 were not, as a rule, clamoring for the arrival of capitalism. Even in East Germany, many of them believed a reformed and improved socialism would be on the way. It is only partially true that this popular surge of energy contributed to the collapse of the system. And it is entirely wrong to claim that the citizens of post-communist countries got the freedom and democracy that was promised to them. — Vincent Bevins, If We Burn, 107

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Anti-capitalist critique’s true force came from colonized ‘backward’ peoples, not metropolitan workers — Cedric J. Robinson, Black Marxism_ The Making of the Black…, 1444; Chile’s 2011 student protests won concessions but not structural change

Broader Connections

• Anti-capitalist critique’s true force came from colonized ‘backward’ peoples, not metropolitan workers #corroborates (0.75) — Cedric J. Robinson, Black Marxism_ The Making of the Black…, 1444