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[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee -2 points 9 months ago (16 children)

That's all awesome. So it's still around, right? It didn't collapse within one generation or anything, did it?

[–] dessalines@lemmy.ml 7 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (12 children)

It was overthrown by the USA, as the USA strangled most attempts worldwide in their cradles also.

Primarily via the arms race in the USSR's case. You can read more about that here:

Stephen Gowans - Do publicly owned, planned economies work,

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