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      I don’t think Communism by itself is a bad idea (it’s not good, but not bad either), I just think it’s always been poorly applied.

      Given that it lifted hundreds of millions of people out of poverty and provided them with necessities of life, I disagree. And the context here is that every communist experiment exists under duress from capitalist powers bent on destroying it. Seems like communism has done pretty well given that context.

      Think about it: as soon as the working class takes power, it turns into the new bourgeoisie, except it’s not money but power what they’re after.

      This is precisely the kind of falsehood I’m talking about. This is a demonstrably false claim. USSR had no generational wealth, and maximum pay was capped at 9x lowest pay. Politicians weren’t even highest paid people. Highest paying careers were in art and science. All the leaders of USSR came from common working class families. Instead of making stuff up, why not read some history?

      This is a perfect example of a claim that’s misinformed.

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          Except that’s a false narrative because the party is not some exclusive club. Anyone is free to join the party and participate. That’s how any democracy works. People who want to participate can participate freely. Might shock you to find out that USSR had elections and voting. Meanwhile, not sure what this absurd amount of power the party had over the rest of the population that you’re referring to. Again, you have absolutely no clue what life in USSR was actually like and you continue to argue with somebody who lived there. Perhaps consider doing a bit of self reflection here?

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              The thing is, how much power do you have even when being part of the Party? Think about how the Outer and Inner Party members in Nineteen Eighty-Four were basically two completely different social classes. Also, think about the peer pressure, fear culture and excessive propaganda and brainwashing within the Party.

              You keep repeating this, but what specifically does it mean? How exactly do you think the party affected the lives of regular people in USSR?

              You’re not the only one who lived in the USSR. Again, many people in the comments of that Quora post also lived there, some of them which are probably older than you. They’re telling a different story to yours.

              Yeah, I’m not the only one who lived in USSR, and VAST MAJORITY of people who did agree that life in USSR was preferable to what it is now. I’ve already explained to you why your Quora post isn’t representative as it consists of a tiny minority of people who left. The fact that you continue to argue about a topic you’re ignorant on and have no personal experience in is not a sign of intelligence.