[+] -8 points 3 months ago (5 children)

I whole-heartedly agree with socialism and replacing capitalism. I disagree with the notion that USSR and it's satellite states implemented it properly. I wouldn't want to live in a state that actively criminalised homosexuality, implemented anti-semitic policies in education, and did not allow (in practice) freedom of religion. Maybe if the USSR had the chance to cool down into actual socialism it wouldn't have had the issues mentioned above. But looking at how things unfolded, it failed for a reason.

P.S: I do appreciate the actual sources, and upon some reading I did clear out some misconceptions I had about my country under soviet rule

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  • [+] -9 points 3 months ago (3 children)

    Upon further reading, it does seem I was mistaken in saying that the infrastructure built was miserable. However, in my case, it started spiraling downwards long before the capitalism took over.

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