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> most of these countries did better under communism Communists killed local population by millions: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holodomor https://en.wikipe

• AshWolfy 6y ago
  Outside of events like these countries that adopted communism had higher standards of living while they didnt
  • Const-me 6y ago
    > Outside of events like these Crimes against humanity ain’t a minor issue you can ignore. Directly related to communism. Democratic states don’t do that, communist regimes did that a lot: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimes_against_humanity_under_communist_regimes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimes_against_humanity_under_... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_killings_under_communist_regimes#States_where_mass_killings_have_occurred https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_killings_under_communist_... > had higher standards of living while they didn’t That’s debatable. Might be true in 1910-1920, but by the end of the last century all communist states with planned economy have failed their economies, catastrophically so, with direct consequences on standards of living. China’s the only exception, were lucky to have smart enough people in power to pivot towards market economy, and execute it relatively well.