r/seculartalk • u/The_Grizzly- No Party Affiliation • Aug 11 '24
Debate & Discussion Thoughts on the USSR?
Context: I’ve seen Kyle mention the USSR a few times. I don’t remember exactly when, but I know once he did regarding the USSR nationalizing the automobile industry. Considering his progressive views, I want to know your thoughts on the USSR.
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Aug 14 '24
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u/Resident-Garlic9303 Aug 11 '24
The workers did not own the means of production, the Communist party owned the trade unions not the people working the jobs, there was not a democracy, they did not have freedom of speech or movement either. Overall they were not a Communist or even Socialist country. They were just a different stripe of Authoritarianism. There is a reason why they are called red fascists