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It's 1989 and you've just toppled Gorbachev, what do you do? (lemmygrad.ml)

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What do you do to stop the counterrevolutions?

I would probably tell Poland to either reenact martial law or face mobilization of Soviet troops that are already stationed in Poland to hunt down the so called "solidarity" terrorists ourselves. Meanwhile, I would tell Hungary to close the borders again under a similar threat. Obviously I would try to prevent another 1956 but those reactionaries involved in that decision must be removed from power.

Meanwhile, at home in the Soviet Union, I would put a stop to Glasnost but probably continue Perestroika by turning it towards the Chinese model.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

they have newer and more novel ways to turn screws nowadays that they didn't have back then and they've also learn how to ensure that you can only learn of them the slowest ways possible so as to maximize their effectiveness through ignorance.