The line going up just means GDP per capita increased, not that the system was healthy. USA’s GDP continues to go up, would you consider our current economy healthy? Post 60s, Soviet growth slowed and was mostly driven by oil, not productivity. That hides a lot of inefficiency and fragility that GDP doesn’t show. When oil prices dropped and reforms started, the economy collapsed because it had very little resilience left, not because capitalism suddenly “killed” a thriving system.

To be clear - I’m not saying that shock therapy didn’t cause harm, I’m just saying that the USSR was clearly not booming by the time it was applied.

Blaming capitalism alone ignores that many socialist economies were already in long-term stagnation before the 1990s. Shock therapy often caused real harm, but it didn’t destroy thriving economies — it was applied to systems that were already failing.

The legality is in their head.

President has a D in his party, so it’s socially legal I guess

What do you mean? I already don’t care about the state of the world.

Escape (The Pina Colada Song) by Rupert Holmes

Yeah, you have to go for the boutique condoms. Head down to your local condomer. Get measured and fitted for a personal touch

I’ve always got self preserved vegetables and fruits. I would likely make a quick roux and then turn it into vegetable soup. Throw some kind of pasta in there.

Since Thursday watched: Rescuers Down Under The Great Mouse Detective Signs Shutter Island

Why is there so much Chinese propaganda on lemmy?