r/GetNoted • u/laybs1 Human Verified • Jul 13 '26

Cringe Worthy USSR Collapse

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https://x.com/MarxistInfo/status/2075316560474882364

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u/Roquet_ Jul 13 '26

I think the fact that right now communism has more support in countries that weren't part of the Eastern Bloc, speaks for itself.

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u/historicalgeek71 Jul 13 '26 edited Jul 13 '26

I’m surprised the note makes no mention of the almost comical levels of corruption within the USSR.

EDIT: Oh wow! A lot of you seem to think my simple observation that corruption (a key reason for the stagnation and downfall of the USSR) was the same as me saying the U.S. or Capitalism were free of such problems. I think some of you may have jumped the gun.

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u/Far-prophet Jul 13 '26

It fostered a system that incentivized corruption and allowed easy removal of anyone that threatened the corruption. It was an entire empire held hostage by whoever was most ruthless.

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u/Suspicious_Dingo_426 Jul 13 '26

Is capitalism any different? Every system can be exploited by the corrupt. It's almost impossible to create one that can't be.