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This is the sort of thing that makes people become the most aggressive form of communists.

sofixa 4y ago
Yep, one of the fathers of communism, Engels, started because he was appalled by the conditions for workers in industrial Manchester. Many others, such as Che Guevara also got radicalised like this.
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gorbachev 4y ago
Also workplace shootings. I bet Arise corporate offices have good security, and those guys are paid well.
- lotsofpulp 4y ago
  I doubt it. It is probably a low margin business that gets pumped up with debt and passed around PE firms / family offices at increasing multiples due to low interest rates. It was bought and sold a few years ago by this family office in Dallas: https://www.straitlanecapital.com/news_post/strait-lane-announces-sale-of-arise-holdings-inc/ https://www.straitlanecapital.com/news_post/strait-lane-anno... https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/strait-lane-capital-partners https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/strait-lane-capital-... Then Warburg Pincus thought they could flip it, so they bought it: https://vivtera.com/ https://vivtera.com/ https://www.vccircle.com/warburg-pincus-backed-vivtera-acquires-business-process-platform-in-debut-deal https://www.vccircle.com/warburg-pincus-backed-vivtera-acqui... https://www.vccircle.com/warburg-pincus-backs-indian-it-execs-to-buy-build-bpm-biz-with-1-bn-commitment https://www.vccircle.com/warburg-pincus-backs-indian-it-exec... As you can see, all the executives at Vivtera are Indian, and have a background at Genpact, so they have connections and know how in India for setting up cheaper labor call centers or whatnot. They probably are paid well by Indian standards, but the big money is in being able to find the financing to flip these businesses, like what Straight Lane and Warburg Pincus do.
drstewart 4y ago
Meanwhile, experiencing communism makes one the most rabid form of anti-communist See also: https://old.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/zsmr6c/the_countries_where_the_public_display_of/ https://old.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/zsmr6c/the_countri...
- msrenee 4y ago
  Did you read the comments which cited proof that this map was inaccurate as a number of these countries do not have a ban on these symbols?
- Xylakant 4y ago
  There’s at least one explanation that would lead to the same result, independent of communism: All of these countries were occupied for decades by a totalitarian government that was flying this flag. One is currently at war with the successor state. Still, almost all of these countries have policies in place that in the US would trigger an immediate “but that’s communism!” reaction - for example universal healthcare and social security. The underlying reasons for banning the USSR communist party flag is very likely to be much more complex than a single cause as you suggest.

Yep, one of the fathers of communism, Engels, started because he was appalled by the conditions for workers in industrial Manchester. Many others, such as Che Guevara also got radicalised like this.

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gorbachev 4y ago

Also workplace shootings. I bet Arise corporate offices have good security, and those guys are paid well.

lotsofpulp 4y ago
I doubt it. It is probably a low margin business that gets pumped up with debt and passed around PE firms / family offices at increasing multiples due to low interest rates. It was bought and sold a few years ago by this family office in Dallas: https://www.straitlanecapital.com/news_post/strait-lane-announces-sale-of-arise-holdings-inc/ https://www.straitlanecapital.com/news_post/strait-lane-anno... https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/strait-lane-capital-partners https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/strait-lane-capital-... Then Warburg Pincus thought they could flip it, so they bought it: https://vivtera.com/ https://vivtera.com/ https://www.vccircle.com/warburg-pincus-backed-vivtera-acquires-business-process-platform-in-debut-deal https://www.vccircle.com/warburg-pincus-backed-vivtera-acqui... https://www.vccircle.com/warburg-pincus-backs-indian-it-execs-to-buy-build-bpm-biz-with-1-bn-commitment https://www.vccircle.com/warburg-pincus-backs-indian-it-exec... As you can see, all the executives at Vivtera are Indian, and have a background at Genpact, so they have connections and know how in India for setting up cheaper labor call centers or whatnot. They probably are paid well by Indian standards, but the big money is in being able to find the financing to flip these businesses, like what Straight Lane and Warburg Pincus do.

drstewart 4y ago

Meanwhile, experiencing communism makes one the most rabid form of anti-communist See also: https://old.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/zsmr6c/the_countries_where_the_public_display_of/ https://old.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/zsmr6c/the_countri...

msrenee 4y ago
Did you read the comments which cited proof that this map was inaccurate as a number of these countries do not have a ban on these symbols?
Xylakant 4y ago
There’s at least one explanation that would lead to the same result, independent of communism: All of these countries were occupied for decades by a totalitarian government that was flying this flag. One is currently at war with the successor state. Still, almost all of these countries have policies in place that in the US would trigger an immediate “but that’s communism!” reaction - for example universal healthcare and social security. The underlying reasons for banning the USSR communist party flag is very likely to be much more complex than a single cause as you suggest.