spinytree21

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   by spinytree21 2y ago

   > You mean your are aware of an actual famine in the UUSR in the late 80s? I have lived through the time period and have experienced the shortages first hand... Can you say the opposite?, that life was good?, that people did not starve?,
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   by spinytree21 2y ago

   > And of course there was no famine in the USSR in the late 80s. I'm curious on what you base this information on. Having lived that period and experiencing first hand the shortages, I can say the opposite. > In the USSR most ref
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   by spinytree21 2y ago

   afganistan war killed a lot of people, food shortages would kill others too. you do make a point that nobody revolted during the purges, fear and killing opposition can be stabilizing. Removing fear (by say liberalization) can embolden oppo