Chernobyl is a famous anti communist tv series and this scene fascinates me>Supposedly this chairman of this nuclear plant tells this woman “I used to work in a shoe factory. Now Im in charge”.And this is portrayed as a ridiculous horrible thing. Can someone explain how? How is it bad someone who worked in a shoe factory is in charge?
Because it suggests that he was promoted based on political loyalty rather than competence. The counterargument would be that political loyalty is genuinely more important for such a role than pure competence - I'd certainly prefer to have the power structure staffed by people who agree with me and will pursue my ideological objectives over people who are hostile to them but have better credentials
