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Re:The Soviet web: the tale of how the USSR almost invented ... by influx on Wednesday July 29, 2020 @01:24PM (#23989291)
Shocking that a regime in which, "the communist leaders of the Soviet Union were responsible for no fewer than 15 million deaths." could be painted in a bad light. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_killings_under_communist_...
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Re:The Soviet web: the tale of how the USSR almost invented ... by tropdrop on Wednesday July 29, 2020 @02:48PM (#23990254)
To paint a government in a bad light is one thing. To rob its citizens of their humanity is another. A bad writer thinks they're equivalent.
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Re:The Soviet web: the tale of how the USSR almost invented ... by unmole on Wednesday July 29, 2020 @06:22PM (#23992234)
Red Plenty absolutely does not rob the Soviet people of their humanity. If anything, it emphasis their humanity and juxtaposes it against the inhuman absurdities of a command economy.
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