I see what you're saying, and you're right that foreign influence is a big factor, but I'd still argue that the failure of the USSR shows a major flaw in the sy

I see what you're saying, and you're right that foreign influence is a big factor, but I'd still argue that the failure of the USSR shows a major flaw in the system, and that is that it is easily exploited by despots. I made a similar point in another comment so I'll just link it rather than copy/paste it: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16689969 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16689969