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      2 years ago

      Thanks for the lesson. Now, what do people mean when they say that Soviet Russia and Cuba are communists?

      I don’t think democratic socialism leads towards communism. Hasn’t Sweden implemented a form of socialism, for example?

      My questions are not confrontational, but I’ll admit they’re rooted in my limited knowledge but also in my very real experience.

      I come from a country that could have been a communism wonder having adopted a socialist approach in 1999, and today it’s in shambles.

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          2 years ago

          Thanks for explaining.

          And why is it that there hasn’t been a successful adoption of this movement?

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              Well, like I said, that’s the perception I’ve had from observing nations such as Cuba, Russia and, more recently, Venezuela.

              I’ll concede that some programs under socialism/communism benefit a lot of people. But at what cost? Failing infrastructure, brain drain, indoctrination…

              What country under communism has experienced such improvement in quality of life?