Upon further reading, it does seem I was mistaken in saying that the infrastructure built was miserable. However, in my case, it started spiraling downwards long before the capitalism took over.
The infrastructure STARTED in shambles under communism.
Do I also blame the execution of bookwriters, of scientists, of priests, of many people on “neoliberalism” too?
Or maybe do I blame the displacement of hundreds of thousands of people from their homes because the government back then wanted a building on neoliberalism?
(P.S: it was the homes of ethnic minorities mainly! isn’t that sweet?)
Or maybe the forced labour camps if you didn’t do well enough in school/if you criticised the system/etc. I’m sure lots of neurodivergent people LOVED failing school due to things outside of their control, and instead of getting supports built in place and any form of aid, they got sent to dig and mine and farm.
Or maybe the forceful movement of populations from rural areas to urban centers and it’s consequences on agriculture. The examples are endless (might vary per country), you just gotta open a damn history book.
Or maybe waiting in line at 5am to get food, or the scheduled blackouts at 10pm, or maybe the closed borders. I’m sure these were great lovely aspects, right?
And before you misread again, I am not saying whatever the hell is going on now is perfect or does not do similar things. But you seem to be under the false impression that USSR was this nice little union, with it’s nice little system. It wasn’t, unfortunately.
Meanwhile I can look towards countries that were under capitalism in that same era, and it seems most of them are thriving (see: most of western Europe), whereas it’s only been the last decade or so eastern Europe has been getting a foothold.
So don’t tell me people sacrificed their lives against this system because it was too good and nice. People don’t go spilling their blood on the streets to change a system they like, do they?
Meanwhile I can look towards countries that were under capitalism in that same era, and it seems most of them are thriving (see: most of western Europe)
Your daily reminder that western liberals don’t consider non westerners to be people
Capitalism requires Infinite growth in a finite world which historically frequently leads to powerful capitalist countries competing for who can colonize and brutalize other countries and peoples in search for resources and new markets. Western capitalism is built on top of the bodies of those who aren’t western or benefiting from capitalism. Hence the claim you don’t consider us human, otherwise you’d consider that even though almost every country out there is capitalist most countries are extremely poor and overexploited.
My main point was limited to Europe and vicinity of the USSR.
I did not mean for it to come off as dehumanising.
I am more than aware of the faults and harm or capitalism, I am aware of how colonialism wrecked anything in it’s path.
To clarify: I was trying to explain how my country was poor, exploited and abused under soviet rule. I was trying to point out how these things did not just magically start after a change of regime, and that they were not happening before.
My main point was limited to Europe and vicinity of the USSR. I did not mean for it to come off as dehumanising.
Deciding to arbitrarily ignore the largest most sophisticated immiseration machine in history to only look at the benefits for the core of the empire is disingenuous at best and very clearly dehumanising to the millions who suffered so the core could enjoy those benefits.
arguably my life would have sucked worse if USSR was a thing. not to mention all the infrastructure that was built and left in shambles
You hate infrastructure?
i hate not having proper infrastructure. Do you love shit infrastructure?
Capitalist invaders neglected your infrastructure, but you said it’d be worse if the socialist state still maintained them.
But also, you hate neglected infrastructure.
Therefore, my logical conclusion is that you hate functioning infrastructure even more.
(Or one of your statements is wrong, which would make way more sense)
Upon further reading, it does seem I was mistaken in saying that the infrastructure built was miserable. However, in my case, it started spiraling downwards long before the capitalism took over.
Wow first 60+ year old Lemmy user
not 60+, just meant to say “in the case of my country”
Lmfao. Bro, pack it up. You’re either a fed or a bootlicker
The infrastructure is in shambles because the USSR fell and neoliberalism replaced it.
I don’t think you can read.
The infrastructure STARTED in shambles under communism. Do I also blame the execution of bookwriters, of scientists, of priests, of many people on “neoliberalism” too?
Or maybe do I blame the displacement of hundreds of thousands of people from their homes because the government back then wanted a building on neoliberalism? (P.S: it was the homes of ethnic minorities mainly! isn’t that sweet?)
Or maybe the forced labour camps if you didn’t do well enough in school/if you criticised the system/etc. I’m sure lots of neurodivergent people LOVED failing school due to things outside of their control, and instead of getting supports built in place and any form of aid, they got sent to dig and mine and farm.
Or maybe the forceful movement of populations from rural areas to urban centers and it’s consequences on agriculture. The examples are endless (might vary per country), you just gotta open a damn history book.
Or maybe waiting in line at 5am to get food, or the scheduled blackouts at 10pm, or maybe the closed borders. I’m sure these were great lovely aspects, right?
And before you misread again, I am not saying whatever the hell is going on now is perfect or does not do similar things. But you seem to be under the false impression that USSR was this nice little union, with it’s nice little system. It wasn’t, unfortunately.
Meanwhile I can look towards countries that were under capitalism in that same era, and it seems most of them are thriving (see: most of western Europe), whereas it’s only been the last decade or so eastern Europe has been getting a foothold.
So don’t tell me people sacrificed their lives against this system because it was too good and nice. People don’t go spilling their blood on the streets to change a system they like, do they?
Your daily reminder that western liberals don’t consider non westerners to be people
???
Capitalism requires Infinite growth in a finite world which historically frequently leads to powerful capitalist countries competing for who can colonize and brutalize other countries and peoples in search for resources and new markets. Western capitalism is built on top of the bodies of those who aren’t western or benefiting from capitalism. Hence the claim you don’t consider us human, otherwise you’d consider that even though almost every country out there is capitalist most countries are extremely poor and overexploited.
I see.
My main point was limited to Europe and vicinity of the USSR. I did not mean for it to come off as dehumanising.
I am more than aware of the faults and harm or capitalism, I am aware of how colonialism wrecked anything in it’s path.
To clarify: I was trying to explain how my country was poor, exploited and abused under soviet rule. I was trying to point out how these things did not just magically start after a change of regime, and that they were not happening before.
Thank you for the clarification
Deciding to arbitrarily ignore the largest most sophisticated immiseration machine in history to only look at the benefits for the core of the empire is disingenuous at best and very clearly dehumanising to the millions who suffered so the core could enjoy those benefits.
Aren’t you people here also ignoring the misery people suffered only to look at the benefits of the core?