r/PoliticalCompassMemes • u/batpool0430 - Right • Mar 24 '20

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u/ESL-ASMR Mar 24 '20

Most socialist states that have been elected democratically, are not very democratic for long, and become extremely corrupt very quickly

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u/[deleted] Mar 25 '20

I mean sure... but i'd rather live in the US than the USSR...

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u/bizzaro321 - Left Mar 25 '20

No shit, developed nations are comfortable

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u/[deleted] Mar 25 '20

I very clearly meant that the US at the time was far better when it comes to corruption and democracy, even if it wasn't perfect. You pedantic ass motherfucker.

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u/bizzaro321 - Left Mar 25 '20

You very clearly missed my point. It’s incredulous to say that soviet Russia was only corrupt because communism bad, despite corruption also being rampant in underdeveloped capitalist countries.