• ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOP
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    2 months ago

    What the article actually says is that western companies have little interest in exiting Russia. What’s happening is that Russia is choosing to seize their assets in retaliation to the west trying to steal Russian foreign assets. The phrasing of the headline is an accurate summary of what’s actually happening, which is that the west is seeing serious economic blow back from its economic war with Russia.

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      2 months ago

      I mean seizing assets has worked for Cuba and Venezuela, right? Right!?

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              2 months ago

              I mean, that sounds like textbook communism to me.

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                  2 months ago

                  There’s philosophical or edgy teenager communism and then there’s the human communism that exists in practice to consolidate power by the guise of seizing the means of production…for the few oligarchs.

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                    2 months ago

                    Why did communist historically mostly make stuff like healthcare and education free or more accessible? I think that while you make interesting point you are being to harsh. While in some cases this could have happened overall communism provides far more to the common people tha capitalism ever could.