Pretty crazy how absolutely dire the situation was in basically every single instance of communist revolution.
Lenin could have been executed probably 4 different times. Fidel probably should have been executed once he was arrested, then his revolution was almost repelled immediately upon starting. Mao before/during/after the long march. Ho Chi Minh fighting both the french and the Americans at the same time and somehow winning.
The fact any of these succeeded - much less became what they are, is absolutely incredible.
Thats the bit that blows my mind. We have only ever seen a comunist country in the most dire of straights and fucking rules. China is still on average as developed as mexico. The experement had been run for less than one lifetime. Imagine what a bit more time can accomplish
Pretty crazy how absolutely dire the situation was in basically every single instance of communist revolution.
Lenin could have been executed probably 4 different times. Fidel probably should have been executed once he was arrested, then his revolution was almost repelled immediately upon starting. Mao before/during/after the long march. Ho Chi Minh fighting both the french and the Americans at the same time and somehow winning.
The fact any of these succeeded - much less became what they are, is absolutely incredible.
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Thats the bit that blows my mind. We have only ever seen a comunist country in the most dire of straights and fucking rules. China is still on average as developed as mexico. The experement had been run for less than one lifetime. Imagine what a bit more time can accomplish