Politics

[OpticsNerd]

It really depends on what you mean by "It didn't work"...

[LIPX3]

It really depends on what you mean by "It didn't work"...

One way would be that it led to a lower standard of living than the capitalist systems.

[LIPX3]

Wow I really should have checked what page I was on.
But in response to the current discussion that I missed:

Woah there, who said the USSR was communist?

Also, somewhat irrelevant, but this is worth looking at; it's actually very interesting: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nostalgia ... viet_Union

Although there is nostalgia, it only came decades after the collapse of the USSR. I believe most ordinary citizens of the USSR were glad that it ended.

[PM2017]

It really depends on what you mean by "It didn't work"...

One way would be that it led to a lower standard of living than the capitalist systems.

Namely, a standard of living where you might no longer be living

[OpticsNerd]

It really depends on what you mean by "It didn't work"...

One way would be that it led to a lower standard of living than the capitalist systems.

Namely, a standard of living where you might no longer be living

It's not really a fair comparison. Many former communist countries had low standards of living before they even became communist(Republic of China for example).
Plus, it's not like capitalism doesn't have the same problems. Look at what capitalism did to Africa.

[Unome]

One way would be that it led to a lower standard of living than the capitalist systems.

Namely, a standard of living where you might no longer be living

It's not really a fair comparison. Many former communist countries had low standards of living before they even became communist(Republic of China for example).
Plus, it's not like capitalism doesn't have the same problems. Look at what capitalism did to Africa.

If you think African countries tend to be capitalist I would recommend taking a closer look.

[LIPX3]

One way would be that it led to a lower standard of living than the capitalist systems.

Namely, a standard of living where you might no longer be living

It's not really a fair comparison. Many former communist countries had low standards of living before they even became communist(Republic of China for example).
Plus, it's not like capitalism doesn't have the same problems. Look at what capitalism did to Africa.

For a great example, look at West and East Germany, and how much lower the standard of living was in East Germany.

[DatSciolyBoi]

Guys... Starting from the front of this thread...

We went from Health Care to Communism...

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Namely, a standard of living where you might no longer be living

It's not really a fair comparison. Many former communist countries had low standards of living before they even became communist(Republic of China for example).
Plus, it's not like capitalism doesn't have the same problems. Look at what capitalism did to Africa.

If you think African countries tend to be capitalist I would recommend taking a closer look.

I think he means European imperialism before the revolutions of the 20th century (?)

[Unome]

It's not really a fair comparison. Many former communist countries had low standards of living before they even became communist(Republic of China for example).
Plus, it's not like capitalism doesn't have the same problems. Look at what capitalism did to Africa.

If you think African countries tend to be capitalist I would recommend taking a closer look.

I think he means European imperialism before the revolutions of the 20th century (?)

I would certainly not call European colonial mercantilist economies capitalist, particularly considering early proponents of free markets brought up their arguments specifically to oppose mercantilism.