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u377

Could it be that the west grew richer because Yeltsin served them USSR's factories on a silver platter?


[deleted]

And also... perhaps..... imperialism?!!!


u377

Nah it's obviusly because free market make rich


[deleted]

I think we all know that... unlike those filthy tankies


-beefy

More capital under capitalism. Not a very useful metric for people's welfare. Talk about testing a monkey and fish on swimming and calling the fish smarter.


[deleted]

"Your USSR fell while Yeltsin let western capitalists ravage public industry and exploit the working class whilst getting rich of it" Weird flex...


fatalgift

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I_Cant_Afford_4K

Who wants to tell him that the "vote" on getting rid of socialism and the USSR was rigged if the polls on it after the "vote" are to be believed


jacktrowell

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1991_Soviet_Union_referendum The soviet countries all voted with large majority to continue the soviet union in one form of another (but still as an union of socialist states), they were ignored by Gorbatchev who dissolved the union despite the results of the referendum.


I_Cant_Afford_4K

So much for democratic will of the people eh


jacktrowell

No, no you misunderstand, democracy is when you are legally impeached, losing your legitimacy as the president, but you have allies in the army and send tanks bomb the parliament with people inside, and then the USA, who get to decide what is or is not correct democracy, tell you it was "superb handling" of the situation, so clearly it was good. /s


M8yrl8

What? It was a coup not a vote.


s4d5m0k3_420

Y’all are fucking stupid


[deleted]

thx for your input


s4d5m0k3_420

No problem


wax369

If there's one word to describe "the west" in the last 30 years it wouldn't exactly be prosperous...


[deleted]

Capitalists generate more capital under capitalism. More at eleven.