Quote Originally Posted by Idaho View Post
Russia, in 30 years, went from being a country of illiterate peasants and feudal lords, with a thoroughly pre modern concept of time, law, manufacturing, etc. To a country that defeated the greatest military power of the age (Germany) and was the first to send an astronaut to space.

I would be the first to list the downsides, drawbacks, tyranny and lunacy of the Soviet system. But credit where credits due.

There, in a nutshell, you have the leftist point of view. No matter how many people die for the 'greater good' it's the end of those meanie capitalists that counts!

....that they have the absolute gall to accuse the rest of us 'lumpen-proletariat' of having a false conscientious is breathtaking with it's hubris.