In Reply to: it's interesting how these former Communist countries view socialism and leftism in general... posted by danny kaey on April 16, 2008 at 10:33:17:
You are confused.
We have the Rule of Law, property rights and rights as an individual and a free market.
The USSR had a currency that was controlled, the Russian people were not supposed to exchange rubles for the money of other countries. Most of the trade between Russia and other countries was barter.
The state owned property, and there was no real legal system in the sense that we think of.
It was vastly different from what we have. Have you ever been in a Communist country? The differences jump at you.
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Follow Ups
- History? No. - late 08:05:30 04/17/08 (2)
- you must not be around much since many of the "rights" you claim we have are under constant increased threat.. - danny kaey 20:12:37 04/17/08 (1)
- Nothing you said here supports your contention or detracts from my criticism.. - late 13:27:58 04/19/08 (0)