Why did the Soviet Union fall? Why in satellite photos are there no lights in North Korea, yet South Korea is full of lights?
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Why did the Soviet Union fall? Why in satellite photos are there no lights in North Korea, yet South Korea is full of lights?
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Putin is just another form of a czar, corruption exists, the orthodox church holds considerable influence and warm water ports may or may not still be a desire with global warming and the opening of arctic passages. They still fear, with good reason invasion be it
french grenadier, whermacht or NATO. The russian man and woman on the street is better educated, doesn’t worry about going hungry any LESS than many americans and doesn’t list serf as as occupation.
As for North Korea? look at a map of our greatest ground advance during the war before chinese intervention. Now imagine the entire infrastructure bombed to rumble and then to dust as described by our military. Imagine one in three dead ( sound like Iraq?) by the armistice and a client state dictator of China fearfull of hostile border states. Install a family dynasty dedicated to it’s own survival who have turned off a lot more lights than streetlamps.
1) There are still a lot of lessons to be learned in finding an alternative to capitalism.
2) It was not a genuine form of communism. Right wingers and fascists had infiltrated
3) Communists have had both the Nazi regime and USA against them
4) The cold war was not just a military operation but a psychological war as well. Ie Propaganda.
5) The cold war didn“t just cost US taxpayers money, but Russia felt forced to divert a lot of money towards competing in a pointless arms race. Money that could have been far better spent.
6) Russia lost tens of millions of lives in both WW1 and WW2. People are the most valuable resource.
7) Russia had a far higher percentage of uneducated people. They knew a lot about farm work but little about building a new type of society. One that would benefit everybody.
8) Russia offered state capitalism. The government also had the monopoly on trade. It was open to corruption.
9) It failed to promote a system that has been proven to function. If well organised and well thought out. That is a workers co-operative. A folks bank can work well.
when a deeper darkness is descending on the USA? Quoting POGO " We have met the enemy, and he is us."