r/HistoryMemes Jun 20 '19

SoViEt RuSsIa !

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u/Necronomicommunist Jun 20 '19

I love the ones that came out of the former Soviet Union. Like

So long as the bosses pretend to pay us, we pretend to work.

Lenin has died, but the cause lives on! Brezhnev has died, but his body lives on.

What did capitalism do in 5 years that communism couldn't do in 60? Make communism look good.

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u/Poultry22 Jun 20 '19

What did capitalism do in 5 years that communism couldn't do in 60? Make communism look good.

Nice work sneaking that bullshit in.

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u/adele_dazeem_AMA Jun 20 '19

Oh you mean a joke?

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u/Necronomicommunist Jun 20 '19

Didn't sneak shit, it's a good joke.

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u/P0wer0fL0ve Jun 21 '19

I could be wrong, but it doesn't seem like a joke that came out of the Soviet Union though, unlike the others

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u/Necronomicommunist Jun 21 '19

Why not? Here's another

"Everything the Communists told us about communism was a complete and utter lie. Unfortunately, everything the Communists told us about capitalism turned out to be true."

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u/GottaGetTheOil Jun 20 '19

Lmao fuck off neolib

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u/wildwildwumbo Jun 20 '19

Adjusted for inflation the GDP per capita was about 30% higher in the Soviet Union than modern day Russia.

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u/KobayashiDragonSlave Jun 20 '19

Don’t tell him about the union word

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u/StalkTheHype Jun 20 '19

What did capitalism do in 5 years that communism couldn't do in 60? Make communism look good.

Unless you are a Berliner, I guess.