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    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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        1 year ago

        Thanks for explaining.

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

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            1 year ago

            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?

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                1 year ago

                Ok. Thanks. And what sources did you use to assert that? I’m not being pedantic or contrarian. It’s just that if I type “did communism improve people’s lives in the USSR and Cuba?” I don’t know if I can trust the answers (whether yes or no.)

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                    1 year ago

                    Thanks, man. I’m a pursuer of the truth, even if it challenges my own deep-rooted beliefs, so this is helpful.

                    One more question: what is it with those nations being overtly oppressive of its people? Would it be a coincidence and have nothing to do with communism? Or is it that authoritarian regimes somehow like the idea to promote communism so they get the people’s support?