How do socialist states do so well?

[Orignal Earl]

Originally posted by: CallMeJoe

Wrong attribution; that quote was miketheidiot's. Skoorb's quoting makes it look like all those statements were mine, but

oops, sorry joe

 

[Rainsford]

The debate about "socialism" is pointless, since the term has been drafted into political service as a way to bash public policy with which the speaker disagrees.

 

[SickBeast]

Originally posted by: Svnla
I can't believe the OP posted statement like this..."how do socialist states do so well". Hummm, let ask the people in Vietnam, Cuba, N. Korea/etc....or the old USSR and China <before the changes to capitalist> how well their socialist systems.

Let me ask the OP and his friends this question. How many people try to get in the US vs. other socialist countries on earth (combine)? ...just what I thought.... /thread

Actually, I know a Russian woman who says that she thought Russia was a much better country under communism than it is now. She spoke very highly of the education system there, and said that the Russian 'states' worked collaboratively and cooperated to benefit the people.

 

[Colt45]

Originally posted by: SickBeast

Originally posted by: Svnla
I can't believe the OP posted statement like this..."how do socialist states do so well". Hummm, let ask the people in Vietnam, Cuba, N. Korea/etc....or the old USSR and China <before the changes to capitalist> how well their socialist systems.

Let me ask the OP and his friends this question. How many people try to get in the US vs. other socialist countries on earth (combine)? ...just what I thought.... /thread

Actually, I know a Russian woman who says that she thought Russia was a much better country under communism than it is now. She spoke very highly of the education system there, and said that the Russian 'states' worked collaboratively and cooperated to benefit the people.

but but but... you couldn't be rich!! and you couldn't have a Cadillac! :roll:

Hell of a lot better for average folk than it was under the czar too, no doubt, which was the alternative at the time.

Nowadays.. new russia is definitely better for the oligarchs, and for the emigrants, some middle class... not so much for the poor, pensioners, single mothers, etc. Not to mention the culture rot / drug use up a ton, births down, etc. Not that the soviet union was without fault... but new russian federation is not perfect either.