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Everest_95 t1_jdnic28 wrote

NowTvs are awful too. If someone is speaking another language they just say 'Speaking Language' and block out the actual subtitles so I don't know what's being said.

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CableCoShow t1_jdni8x2 wrote

Yeah, when they shifted to a mostly capitalist economy.

You're insane if you think pure communism would work beyond the size of a hippie commune. USSR already proved that communism isn't compatible with human psychology. If you don't get rewarded relative to your efforts and talents, people just stop working. The reason a hippie commune works is because it's a limited space and they can kick out the people who stop working. You can't do that if the whole country is under that system, which is why the USSR collapsed.

Capitalism unlocks human potential based on human psychology and democracy tempers the abuses of the other side of human psychology (greed, power hunger, etc.).

Move to a hippie commune if you want communism. I doubt you ever would because you probably already hate the lifestyle.

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SQUID_FUCKER t1_jdngnm2 wrote

> I'm not sure if he's different now, but he was a heavy drinker.

Dude, the best clip is Kiefer wasted in a bar, he says something to the camera and then turns and runs at a Christmas tree and does a diving tackle on it. It cracks me up every time.

Found it! Holy shit it's even funnier than I remember.

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Zacajoowea t1_jdng7hu wrote

Yes, since they weren’t run as communist nations, they are not communist nations, its pretty simple really. Also, the largest reduction in poverty in the last 100 years has occurred in China. And more people are pushed into poverty in the US right now than lifted out of it. So… again, I’d suggest you read a book.

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