If we're going to dismiss every quality and strategy of a country because of its moral crimes then everything about the US is worthless through the same path.
I don't think this is a useful way to approach any of these problems, and I'm sure neither do you, so why try to score cheap points this way.
> If we're going to dismiss every quality and strategy of a country because of its moral crimes
My primary intention wasn't to refer directly to the morality of the USSR. Economically speaking, the USSR was a disaster, so I'm skeptical that we should implement the policies that quite literally destroyed a nation.
But yes, the USSR was a murderous state led by men who were happy to kill tens of millions of people for personal gain. I find that morally reprehensible.
giraffe_lady|3 years ago
I don't think this is a useful way to approach any of these problems, and I'm sure neither do you, so why try to score cheap points this way.
nickles|3 years ago
My primary intention wasn't to refer directly to the morality of the USSR. Economically speaking, the USSR was a disaster, so I'm skeptical that we should implement the policies that quite literally destroyed a nation.
But yes, the USSR was a murderous state led by men who were happy to kill tens of millions of people for personal gain. I find that morally reprehensible.