▲ 9 ▼ Western Companies Are Now Paying for Russia Sanctions (foreignpolicy.com) submitted 2 years ago by yogthos@lemmy.ml to c/worldnews@lemmy.ml 49 comments fedilink hide all child comments https://archive.ph/rD9Kx
[+] Pistcow@lemm.ee -9 points 2 years ago (10 children) A Commie is a Commie permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] yogthos@lemmy.ml [S] 11 points 2 years ago (2 children) Yup, that's the level of argument I've come to expect from you. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Pistcow@lemm.ee -7 points 2 years ago (1 child) Sorry, a dictator is a dictator, just a difference of scale. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] yogthos@lemmy.ml [S] 9 points 2 years ago Thanks for further highlighting your lack of understanding of the subject. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Mangoholic@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 years ago (5 children) Russia is far from communism, with only Putin and a few oligarchs in power. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [+] Pistcow@lemm.ee -8 points 2 years ago (4 children) I mean, that sounds like textbook communism to me. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] REEEEvolution@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 2 years ago (3 children) Maybe actually read textbooks then. Hint: They're the ones without pictures. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Pistcow@lemm.ee -4 points 2 years ago (2 children) There's philosophical or edgy teenager communism and then there's the human communism that exists in practice to consolidate power by the guise of seizing the means of production...for the few oligarchs. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] REEEEvolution@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 2 years ago Imagine believing this. If you have no idea what you're talking about, don't. permalink fedilink source parent [–] welldraught@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago Why did communist historically mostly make stuff like healthcare and education free or more accessible? I think that while you make interesting point you are being to harsh. While in some cases this could have happened overall communism provides far more to the common people tha capitalism ever could. permalink fedilink source parent [+] Shinhoshi@lemmygrad.ml 1 point 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml [S] 11 points 2 years ago (2 children) Yup, that's the level of argument I've come to expect from you. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Pistcow@lemm.ee -7 points 2 years ago (1 child) Sorry, a dictator is a dictator, just a difference of scale. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] yogthos@lemmy.ml [S] 9 points 2 years ago Thanks for further highlighting your lack of understanding of the subject. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Pistcow@lemm.ee -7 points 2 years ago (1 child) Sorry, a dictator is a dictator, just a difference of scale. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] yogthos@lemmy.ml [S] 9 points 2 years ago Thanks for further highlighting your lack of understanding of the subject. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml [S] 9 points 2 years ago Thanks for further highlighting your lack of understanding of the subject. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Mangoholic@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 years ago (5 children) Russia is far from communism, with only Putin and a few oligarchs in power. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [+] Pistcow@lemm.ee -8 points 2 years ago (4 children) I mean, that sounds like textbook communism to me. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] REEEEvolution@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 2 years ago (3 children) Maybe actually read textbooks then. Hint: They're the ones without pictures. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Pistcow@lemm.ee -4 points 2 years ago (2 children) There's philosophical or edgy teenager communism and then there's the human communism that exists in practice to consolidate power by the guise of seizing the means of production...for the few oligarchs. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] REEEEvolution@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 2 years ago Imagine believing this. If you have no idea what you're talking about, don't. permalink fedilink source parent [–] welldraught@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago Why did communist historically mostly make stuff like healthcare and education free or more accessible? I think that while you make interesting point you are being to harsh. While in some cases this could have happened overall communism provides far more to the common people tha capitalism ever could. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Pistcow@lemm.ee -8 points 2 years ago (4 children) I mean, that sounds like textbook communism to me. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] REEEEvolution@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 2 years ago (3 children) Maybe actually read textbooks then. Hint: They're the ones without pictures. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Pistcow@lemm.ee -4 points 2 years ago (2 children) There's philosophical or edgy teenager communism and then there's the human communism that exists in practice to consolidate power by the guise of seizing the means of production...for the few oligarchs. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] REEEEvolution@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 2 years ago Imagine believing this. If you have no idea what you're talking about, don't. permalink fedilink source parent [–] welldraught@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago Why did communist historically mostly make stuff like healthcare and education free or more accessible? I think that while you make interesting point you are being to harsh. While in some cases this could have happened overall communism provides far more to the common people tha capitalism ever could. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] REEEEvolution@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 2 years ago (3 children) Maybe actually read textbooks then. Hint: They're the ones without pictures. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Pistcow@lemm.ee -4 points 2 years ago (2 children) There's philosophical or edgy teenager communism and then there's the human communism that exists in practice to consolidate power by the guise of seizing the means of production...for the few oligarchs. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] REEEEvolution@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 2 years ago Imagine believing this. If you have no idea what you're talking about, don't. permalink fedilink source parent [–] welldraught@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago Why did communist historically mostly make stuff like healthcare and education free or more accessible? I think that while you make interesting point you are being to harsh. While in some cases this could have happened overall communism provides far more to the common people tha capitalism ever could. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Pistcow@lemm.ee -4 points 2 years ago (2 children) There's philosophical or edgy teenager communism and then there's the human communism that exists in practice to consolidate power by the guise of seizing the means of production...for the few oligarchs. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] REEEEvolution@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 2 years ago Imagine believing this. If you have no idea what you're talking about, don't. permalink fedilink source parent [–] welldraught@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago Why did communist historically mostly make stuff like healthcare and education free or more accessible? I think that while you make interesting point you are being to harsh. While in some cases this could have happened overall communism provides far more to the common people tha capitalism ever could. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] REEEEvolution@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 2 years ago Imagine believing this. If you have no idea what you're talking about, don't. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] welldraught@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago Why did communist historically mostly make stuff like healthcare and education free or more accessible? I think that while you make interesting point you are being to harsh. While in some cases this could have happened overall communism provides far more to the common people tha capitalism ever could. permalink fedilink source parent