Explain exactly how halting food exports to places that aren’t part of the USSR would starve people in the USSR.
The study I linked explains it in detail. You obviously didn’t bother reading it.
In order to oust the ‘kulaks’ as a class, the resistance of this class must be smashed in open battle and it must be deprived of the productive sources of its existence and development. … That is a turn towards the policy of eliminating the kulaks as a class.
Doesn’t say what you think it says. Go read up on who the kulaks were and what they were doing. Also, please show me concrete policy from the Soviet leadership that shows intent to create a famine in Ukraine.
That doesn’t say anything about the degree of qualification of such doctors.
Life expectancy in USSR clearly demonstrates that the doctors were perfectly qualified.
Also, you’re linking to a lot of studies. I need to know, how can reliable data be obtained from places under totalitarian regimes? Is it possible?
A lot of the data actually comes from western sources. And you’re once again showing your utter ignorance about USSR by calling it a totalitarian regime. It is also possible that you’re just an ignoramus with an agenda.
I read a lot, but 99% of what I read is related to free software.
Then you might want to stick to discussions about software as opposed to domains you have no knowledge of. You’re just spreading misinformation and wasting other people’s time when you engage in subjects you have no understanding of.
There are tons of other factors at play, healthcare is not all there is to it.
Sure, people in USSR also had better nutrition, better work life balance, and so on. The point here is that your statement that USSR somehow had to learn from liberals to improve its conditions is absolute nonsense.
Many of the people in the comments of that Quora post also grew up in the USSR.
You might want to read up on the concept of selection bias. Vast majority of people who lived in USSR prefer the old system:
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.
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?
The study I linked explains it in detail. You obviously didn’t bother reading it.
Doesn’t say what you think it says. Go read up on who the kulaks were and what they were doing. Also, please show me concrete policy from the Soviet leadership that shows intent to create a famine in Ukraine.
Life expectancy in USSR clearly demonstrates that the doctors were perfectly qualified.
A lot of the data actually comes from western sources. And you’re once again showing your utter ignorance about USSR by calling it a totalitarian regime. It is also possible that you’re just an ignoramus with an agenda.
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It pretty clear that you don’t read much of anything.
Ah yes, I guess people living in USSR were just ubermensch who are naturally healthier and didn’t need good healthcare to live longer.
I literally grew up in USSR, but sure tell me more about what my life there was really like.
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Then you might want to stick to discussions about software as opposed to domains you have no knowledge of. You’re just spreading misinformation and wasting other people’s time when you engage in subjects you have no understanding of.
Sure, people in USSR also had better nutrition, better work life balance, and so on. The point here is that your statement that USSR somehow had to learn from liberals to improve its conditions is absolute nonsense.
You might want to read up on the concept of selection bias. Vast majority of people who lived in USSR prefer the old system:
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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.
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?