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The economic system enabled the extraction of fossil fuels in the first place. Capitalism predates the industrial revolution.
by jdale27 6y ago
The economic system enabled the extraction of fossil fuels in the first place. Capitalism predates the industrial revolution.
- vkou 6y agoNon-capitalist societies that industrialized also saw enormous gains in wealth. The difference between the US and the USSR was much smaller than the difference between pre-industrialized Russia, and the USSR.
- chrisco255 6y agoIn what decade? By the 1980s, the U.S. had far outstripped the U.S.S.R. in economic performance by every single measure. Here's some clips of a Soviet grocery store: http://www.strangehistory.net/2017/08/11/joys-supermarket-shopping-soviet-union/ http://www.strangehistory.net/2017/08/11/joys-supermarket-sh...