Anyway, back to "whining", legitimacy and realism; any Soviet citizen didn't have much choice in how shitty life was, and trying to change that (whining) would usually result in harsh reprimand. In the US, what is the down-side to the whining? Your annoyance? That's not incentive enough for anyone to cease protesting perceived injustice, god you may be.
Soviet citizens also didn't have the choice to leave.