one of them was even arrested and sent to a gulag for attending political meetings

Good lmao

i can respect russia in some regards

but its communist past did not help them

Authoritarianism must be enforced

as much as the red nationalism makes it look desirable

@sunman The US's economy during and even post-war was pretty command economy

the difference is they always had a degree of free market competition

the USSR had none at all

therefore it failed to grow as competitively

That wasn't the deciding factor

the right model of the bolsheviks was more favourable

Keynesianism doesnt work

the NEP could have allowed the USSR what it needed

That's already been proved

but they went straight for collectivisation

And then we have to ask the question - Is economic growth the ultimate good? @sunman

It's not.

I don't think it is

Economic growth is not a be all end all

but i dont agree with economic stagnation either

Look at what has happened to western Europe and

The US

Their cultures and societies have completely collapsed

that is due to immigration policy

Degenerative beyond belief

i agree

@sunman No, immigrants are a Symptom

Not a root cause

immigration policy brought them here

Consumerism and apathy led to immigrants

i'd agree again

Who do you think are the biggest pushers for immigration?

Mega Corporations

among others, yes

Brings in cheaper labor and reduces costs

Why? Because people worship the god of Consumerism

like I said im a market interventionist and mixed economist, i'm an economic centrist...

I just dont agree with planned economies

i dont think full blown communism is the answer

AI Planned Economy is superior

Prove me wrong