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Countries that were historically exploited and remained under siege by all capitalist countries after their socialist revolutions can’t be expected to have the
by lucian1900 5y ago
Countries that were historically exploited and remained under siege by all capitalist countries after their socialist revolutions can’t be expected to have the same productive forces as the established industrialised countries that oppress them.
Don’t confuse the effects of imperialism with supposed shortcomings of planned economies.
- unmole 5y ago> Countries that were historically exploited and remained under siege by all capitalist countries after their socialist revolutions can’t be expected to have the same productive forces as the established industrialised countries that oppress them. Yet somehow the productive capacity of these countries skyrockets once they embrace free markets. It's almost as if they are somehow related.
- drekk 5y agoThey didn't, though? Look at the former members of the Soviet Bloc today. Higher infant mortality rates, lower education attainment, no industry of which to speak. Name one country doing better after an IMF loan! I could talk about Argentina, Haiti, Uruguay, Paraguay, Brazil, Honduras, El Salvador... all of which have not been saved by "the invisible hand of the free market"
- unmole 5y ago> Look at the former members of the Soviet Bloc today. Like Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania? > Name one country doing better after an IMF loan! India