Russia as a Capitalist society is doing a lot better now than it was under Communism. They no longer need to steal blue prints to make decent technology

@Virgil Is it? EU imposes refugee quotas on countries. Russia doesn't. And the standard of living objectively dopped after Maidan.

the Soviet Union put the first man in space, invented the AK47 and the cell phone

they went from a peasant economy to world superpower in 50 years

thats impressive

@reactionarytree by killing all of the rich people

@reactionarytree The USSR stole the entire space shuttle from the U.S, the AK47 was a knock off of the Stuemgewehre mp44

but ebil capitalism

lmao capitalism is definitely the problem

Under capitalism corporations take advantage of state power to maintain and grow capital without having to give back much to their community.

Also, this ideology of constant blind economic growth is exactly what leads to things like H1B visas

Dude 3% of the population had cars in 1960 while the U.S had over 50% of its populace with cars

@reactionarytree What is your alternative to Capitalism?

the future is NAZBOL

Capitalism is fine

@reactionarytree also the USSR has it's populace Starve the entire time, even after they finally got the proper intake of calories

capitalism with restrictions is completely fine ffs

It's quite literally international greed that's an issue

@reactionarytree Bro, you are being ridonkulas

Im pretty sure it's the Jews

time to go J-walking

@reactionarytree It's also worth mentioning that the Soviet Union went from a 51% literacy rate to a 100% literacy rate, life expectancy of like 30 to 70 from the Russian Empire, and drastically reduced infant mortality

wealth is sin😤☦️

@Jacob The Kremlin has had Russia is flooded with central asian migrants and Ukrainian living weren't high at all under Yanukovych. Furthermore, in a time of desperation an apolitical self centered oligarch was elected. Ukrainian nationalists should be running Ukraine, not oligarchs.

I'm taking the crayon eater's word on the quality of the weaponry question

well ok, 30 to 70 is a bit of a stretch

your entire country and way of life is being hollowed out by capitalism and yet you all still feel the need to defend it

*our country

there's a reason all the "woke" takes are coming from corporate HR departments

our entire country and way of life is being hollowed out by *international* capitalism

you're stuck with us lol

@Tyler0317 Someone said it! The Automat Kalashnikov 47 was made only during WWII, and it **SUCKED.** Just like all other USSR knock offs

@Alex Kolchak - NY nah this nibba is russian larping as an american

@reactionarytree no it feel the need to defend capitalism against international greed

@Virgil I know living standards weren't high, but they were better than they are now. And Russia never would have imposed refugee quotas on them.

capitalism is inherently international by its very nature

The best USSR vehicle was made in EAST GERMANY <:pepe:359012488920039424>

no, it doesn't have to be. these are brainlet takes

its premised on perpetual growth

@reactionarytree nah that's Corperatism my dude...

lol

its America

capitalism is a meme and nothing more then