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That smear against Bernie was pretty easy when there are like a dozen videos of Bernie praising communism, being sad that Reagan was so popular in Russia in the
by merpnderp 5y ago
That smear against Bernie was pretty easy when there are like a dozen videos of Bernie praising communism, being sad that Reagan was so popular in Russia in the 80's, thinking Castro was a really great guy, or generally publicly sucking up to the USSR or USSR clients.
- tored 5y agoUnion of Soviet Socialist Republics is not the same entity as the Russian Federation, two totally different political entities with not that much in common (except maybe KGB/FSB). Usually socialist in the west, that supported the USSR, are anti-Russia today because the perceive Russia as nationalistic and conservative. It is okay to criticize Sanders past political praise of USSR, but mixing that up with Russia today is just nonsense.
- gowld 5y agoUSSR was a Communist expansionist, militaristic authoritarian tyranny. Russian Federation is a oligopoly market-based, expansionist, militaristic authoritarian tyranny composed of largely the same people. The current President of Russia (and now dictator for life) dislikes communism because it was an economic failure that didn't sustain his dictatorship.
- tored 5y agoSoviet republics are gone, they are independent from the Soviet empire. Warsaw Pact does not exist, most of the old membership countries are part of EU now. All that military power is mostly gone. Soviet was expansionist to spread communism around the world. Russia interfere in countries that has a large Russian minority, like Crimea or Georgia. Not really the same as how the Soviet Union worked. Russians can now travel freely. Orthodox Church is no longer forbidden.