at any stage of capitalism workers are being exploited

because only 1 person owns the MOP

in capitalism

I think some amount of capitalism is important to encourage innovation, performance, and competition

Completely eliminating classes is unrealistic (at least before some kind of a technological singularity)

so looking at the USSR

who kicked the U.S ass in the space race

But simply going by "supply and demand" is also very inadequate

invented laser eye surgery

made a lot of computers

and they came from feudalism

and had like 19% literacy

but after the USSR was made they were up to 97% in the 70s

what's poopin?

The USSR was both a strong boon for the Russian people and something that left a whole lot of damage (as well as the many issues with the system during it's implementation)

My parents are Russians who lived their lives in the USSR before they had me (right around the fall of the USSR) and migrated to the USA

Trust me, I have heard about a million stories (besides doing my own research)

the USSR in the 80s and 90s wasnt great

due to capitalist policies

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and they spent way too much on the military

The education was excellent, for the most part (as far as technical knowledge goes). But the scarcity of resources and limits on personal freedom were really terrible. Of course, there are confounding variables such as the iron curtain

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Marxism is actually quite progressive as far as human rights go - but the USSR did not embrace those aspects of the ideology

marxism is culturally far left so yes

I find religion (especially the organized kind) really awful and terrible - but even more terrible were the government sanctions (or prohibitions?) on practicing religion

(as one example)

Again, a confounding variable perhaps - as the USSR had many of their own stipulations that had nothing to do with Marxism

religion causes problems

GG @classy, you just advanced to level 2!

so

i support them trying to ban it

but doesn't religion also give people hope? and as long as it isn't like... forceful in any way it's fine I think

Religion DOES cause problems - but government prohibitions don't really curb the religious. It creates martyrs and shit

religion may give people hope but its a scam

For example, despite the USSR, Russia is still a deeply religious state

you give them a ton of money monthly

and it divides the working calss

class*

well yeah it is a scam if you don't believe in it

The many years of prosecution and it being "under the table" didn't really change the sentiment of the Russian people - who are still fanatically faithful and intellectually defunct on many faith-related issues