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It was lost in the sarcasm, but I was trying to emphasize the disparity. The fall of communism wasn't close in loss of life or resulting affects to any of those

by wddkcs 3y ago

It was lost in the sarcasm, but I was trying to emphasize the disparity. The fall of communism wasn't close in loss of life or resulting affects to any of those of hundreds of other events. What's more, how many people did Soviet 'communism' itself crush? What was the life span of a Ukrainian farmer in Soviet Russia? Did that go up after the fall of communism? I can't see any decrease in quality that can be directly and singularly tied to the fall of the USSR, except for perhaps the dictators at the top of the heap. Arguably, those same class of dictators are responsible for repressing quality of life even after the dissolution.

wiseowise 3y ago
USSR collapse was disastrous whether you agree with it or not. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-Soviet_conflicts https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-Soviet_conflicts And on top of that go over what every post soviet republic went through after USSR collapsed. Those countries were under dysfunctional system for 70 years and suddenly they're being thrown in a 180 turn economy without any institutions. Also keep in mind that majority of republics were left on their own and had to become satellites of Russia if they wanted to survive.
- wddkcs 3y ago
  How do all of those conflicts compare to the 61 million people killed during the halycion days of the USSR? https://www.hawaii.edu/powerkills/USSR.CHAP.1.HTM#:~:text=In%20sum%2C%20probably%20somewhere%20between,of%20this%20number%20is%2061%2C911%2C000 https://www.hawaii.edu/powerkills/USSR.CHAP.1.HTM#:~:text=In....
  - wiseowise 3y ago
    You mistake me for USSR advocate. I’m not. With that being said, you can’t just dissolve such system in a year. It’s like waking up from comma and entering adult world all of a sudden. Dissolution of USSR without any planning was the reason for infamous 90s, oligarchs usurping all of the resources and kleptocracy across whole post-Soviet space. USSR should’ve went China path, for better or worse.

by wddkcs 3y ago

wiseowise 3y ago

USSR collapse was disastrous whether you agree with it or not. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-Soviet_conflicts https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-Soviet_conflicts And on top of that go over what every post soviet republic went through after USSR collapsed. Those countries were under dysfunctional system for 70 years and suddenly they're being thrown in a 180 turn economy without any institutions. Also keep in mind that majority of republics were left on their own and had to become satellites of Russia if they wanted to survive.

wddkcs 3y ago
How do all of those conflicts compare to the 61 million people killed during the halycion days of the USSR? https://www.hawaii.edu/powerkills/USSR.CHAP.1.HTM#:~:text=In%20sum%2C%20probably%20somewhere%20between,of%20this%20number%20is%2061%2C911%2C000 https://www.hawaii.edu/powerkills/USSR.CHAP.1.HTM#:~:text=In....
- wiseowise 3y ago
  You mistake me for USSR advocate. I’m not. With that being said, you can’t just dissolve such system in a year. It’s like waking up from comma and entering adult world all of a sudden. Dissolution of USSR without any planning was the reason for infamous 90s, oligarchs usurping all of the resources and kleptocracy across whole post-Soviet space. USSR should’ve went China path, for better or worse.