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highthief · 08-24-2005, 03:29 AM

Capitalism or communism?

I know we've all been patting ourselves on the back the last 15 years or so with the fall of the USSR and the increasing free market system in China, but didn't communism achieve a great deal in some ways?

You know, when Lenin (and more importantly Stalin) took over Russia, it was literally a nation of peasants. That whole "industrial revolution" thing bypassed 95% of the nation. Yet in 25-30 years, the Soviet Union became one of the 2 most powerful nations on earth, whipped Hitler, and became technologically advanced.

China has made similar strides and is now probably the #2 nation on earth in terms of power.

I am not advocating living in a communist system nor denying the attrocities committed by Stalin or Mao or others, but could a capitalist system have lifted these 2 nations so quickly to the heights of power they achieved?

08-24-2005, 03:29 AM	#1 (permalink)
highthief Junkie Location: Ontario, Canada	Which system really is best? Capitalism or communism? I know we've all been patting ourselves on the back the last 15 years or so with the fall of the USSR and the increasing free market system in China, but didn't communism achieve a great deal in some ways? You know, when Lenin (and more importantly Stalin) took over Russia, it was literally a nation of peasants. That whole "industrial revolution" thing bypassed 95% of the nation. Yet in 25-30 years, the Soviet Union became one of the 2 most powerful nations on earth, whipped Hitler, and became technologically advanced. China has made similar strides and is now probably the #2 nation on earth in terms of power. I am not advocating living in a communist system nor denying the attrocities committed by Stalin or Mao or others, but could a capitalist system have lifted these 2 nations so quickly to the heights of power they achieved? __________________ Si vis pacem parabellum.