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> I don't know if they were sincere Just because someone's wrong, doesn't mean they're evil. The USSR had literally just liberalized after similar policies. Y
by curiousllama 5y ago
> I don't know if they were sincere
Just because someone's wrong, doesn't mean they're evil. The USSR had literally just liberalized after similar policies. You telling me that wouldn't have been compelling evidence 30 years ago?
- throwawaygal7 5y agoI never called anyone evil, but if you think we liberalized the USSR by making them a major trading partner and moving our industrial base to the communist block... well, all I can say is I don't believe that's what happened, but you can if you'd like to. I'm not even sure it's fair to say the fall of the USSR was entirely due to external influence, I do think the pressure the west put was a factor but I think internal events like chernoybyl and the quirks of the leadership sucession in the 80s had as much to do with it.