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What they got wasn't capitalism, it was kleptocracy.

• scotty79 2y ago
  If you look how capitalism is actually implemented, it always has bigger or smaller kleptocratic component.
  • FirmwareBurner 2y ago
    Of course, but it's the proportion of that that makes all the difference.
    • scotty79 2y ago
      I agree. But that might be why soviets are bad at everything. They always get this proportion wrong, in all systems.