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0 sats \ 3 replies \ @kepford 21h \ parent \ on: Moscow Is Basically the Capitol from The Hunger Games econ
Do you think Russia is still Communist? If so, why? Do you mean functionally (state) or the mindset of the people/culture (nation)?
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53 sats \ 2 replies \ @guerratotal 21h
No, Russia is no longer communist economically, but it remains the same politically: everything revolves around the leader, and no one can contradict him. They've changed the anthem, the flag, and the party name, but the system of power remains the same—centralized, authoritarian, and paranoid. Instead of "Comrade Stalin," it's now "Tovarich Putin." And yes, the opposition still has the bad habit of "falling" out of windows hahahhaha
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23 sats \ 0 replies \ @stack_harder OP 5h
the bad thing in Russia's case, is that all of this is unnecessary; there was no need for russia to have another dictator. Putin could have walked after his second term and Russia would be in 100000 times bettter shape
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23 sats \ 0 replies \ @kepford 17h
No dispute from me. As terrible as that is... communism is actually even worse. That's the lesson to me. The more I learn about Russian history the more terrible it looks. Its one terrible thing after another. I really feel for the average Russian pleb.
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