In Slavic countries during communism:>Long lines at grocery stores>People had to travel to bigger cities in order to go shopping>Surveillance>Censorship>Tenement owners were killed or enslaved, and their tenements were confiscated>Priests who disagreed with the state were persecuted or killed>Regular propaganda music festivalsIn China:>Mainland China and Hong Kong: Despite having the same culture and demographics, Hong Kong (free market) is wealthier / more successful>Special economic zones with looser rules and free-market elements became more successful than more rigid zones. Yes, those colorful cities and skyscrapers came from those more capitalist parts of China.
>>540651885Capitalism = Good
>>540651885>ALL OF HISTORY IS MATERIALISM. NOTHING ELSE EVER. IT'S THE OWNERS OF THE MEANS OF PRODUCTION AGAINST THE WORKERS. THEY ARE NECESSARILY ANTAGONISTIC>RELIGION? NICE KINGS OR CAPITALISTS? JUST MORE MATERIALISM AND THOSE NICE KINGS AND CAPITALISTS STILL EXPLOIT YOU BECAUSE...THEY JUST DO >WHAT IS TO BE DONE? WELL THE WORKERS SHOULD GET THE MEANS OF PRODUCTION AND THEY'LL GET ALONG AND EVERYTHING WILL BE GREAT BECAUSE...IT JUST WILL OK?people ate this up
>>540651885> Mainland China and Hong Kong: Despite having the same culture and demographics, Hong Kong (free market) is wealthier / more successfulHong Kong and China have totally different cultures and demographics.
>>54065188560 IQ prole retard tell: trying to fit a round peg (complex and blended economic systems) into a square hole (capitalism vs socialism/communism.)
>>540651885Slavs aint exactly prospering under capitalism either. At least under the communists there was less child prostitution and sex slavery.
>>540651885Yeah those bread lines were so bad that the CIA reports show they had higher caloric intake and better diets than the average american
>>540655105Slavs failed under communism and capitalism. They were even behind under feudalism. I wonder what the common denominator is here
>>540652368It is pure statistics. people with nice bosses rebelled against communism, people with shitty bosses supported communism. In the end communism did win (until it collapsed)What does that tell you?
>>540655882The only thing Slavs failed at is cutting off our dicks unlike the wect.
>>540651885>Long lines at grocery stores>People had to travel to bigger cities in order to go shopping>>Surveillance>>Censorship>Regular propaganda music festivalsthank goodness we don't have any of those in the free and democratic west!the only difference I see is cracking down on landowners and priests, and good fucking riddance
