Venezuela is in even worse shape than you thought

[Berkut]

I still think Socialism works, if only the world would give it a proper chance.

Socialism has worked, and socialism has not worked.

It seems to be working just fine, right now, in some places.

I am not sure I understand the point behind comments like this...

[Razgovory]

Sometimes I wonder if this is the path we should have taken in the Cold War.  Instead of fighting Marxist regimes in South and Central America, just let them burn out.

[crazy canuck]

Sometimes I wonder if this is the path we should have taken in the Cold War.  Instead of fighting Marxist regimes in South and Central America, just let them burn out.

The issue back then is that the Soviets would have supported them financially and militarily.

[Valmy]

Sometimes I wonder if this is the path we should have taken in the Cold War.  Instead of fighting Marxist regimes in South and Central America, just let them burn out.

The issue back then is that the Soviets would have supported them financially and militarily.

So would have sped along our inevitable victory

[viper37]

I still like Ide's idea of a socialism where robots are serfs and every human is a noble. My personal Versailles will be covered with images of my own glory.

Be careful with that. If you happen to get a bigger house than Sanders, he might just jail you and confiscate it, like Louis XIV did.

[viper37]

Sometimes I wonder if this is the path we should have taken in the Cold War.  Instead of fighting Marxist regimes in South and Central America, just let them burn out.

The issue back then is that the Soviets would have supported them financially and militarily.

So would have sped along our inevitable victory

until they start planting missiles everywhere pointed at your country, drop paratroopers in your cities and have a ground invasion force from Mexico.  I've seen this scenario somewhere...

[Valmy]

until they start planting missiles everywhere pointed at your country, drop paratroopers in your cities and have a ground invasion force from Mexico.  I've seen this scenario somewhere...

The Soviets were so incompetent I would have loved to see them try. In order to get the Russians to fight you have to invade them first.

[Razgovory]

Sometimes I wonder if this is the path we should have taken in the Cold War.  Instead of fighting Marxist regimes in South and Central America, just let them burn out.

The issue back then is that the Soviets would have supported them financially and militarily.

We could draw the line at destabilizing or invading neighboring countries and Soviet military bases.  Of course, I know how the cold war ends, and the people making policy did not.  Still the Bush/Obama policy of pretty much ignoring Chavez has worked admirably.  The ideology is even more discredited, and the US maintained the moral high ground.  When the Reds are finally tossed out on their asses, the US should offer some aid to help them get on their feet.

[derspiess]

until they start planting missiles everywhere pointed at your country, drop paratroopers in your cities and have a ground invasion force from Mexico.  I've seen this scenario somewhere...

The Soviets were so incompetent I would have loved to see them try. In order to get the Russians to fight you have to invade them first.

Yeah, like when Finland invaded them in 1939.  Or when Afghanistan invaded them in 1979.  Plus Hungary and Czechoslovakia.

[Admiral Yi]

ooooh

[Valmy]

until they start planting missiles everywhere pointed at your country, drop paratroopers in your cities and have a ground invasion force from Mexico.  I've seen this scenario somewhere...

The Soviets were so incompetent I would have loved to see them try. In order to get the Russians to fight you have to invade them first.

Yeah, like when Finland invaded them in 1939.  Or when Afghanistan invaded them in 1979.  Plus Hungary and Czechoslovakia.

Um no they didn't. Which was why all four operations were pathetic. The Czechsoslovakia invasion in particular. It was designed to be a blitzkrieg...and instead it took months...and Czechoslovaks only resisted passively. You think those hilarious exhibitions in waste and incompetence means they could have done anything against us?

[derspiess]

Depends on your definition of the word "grammar".

[MadImmortalMan]

If the numbers for notes given in that Bloomberg article are accurate, then we're talking about tying up a significant portion of the printing capacity of the major companies that do that. At some point, they are going to have to dedicate plant time to other customers. Not just because they probably have contracts to fill and other countries don't want cash shortages, but because it's a risky business move to dedicate all your capacity to a single customer with a dubious outlook for paying you.

[Monoriu]

Sometimes the best way to kill an idea is to implement it.  If people were told that the idea doesn't work, they won't believe it until they actually see and experience themselves why it doesn't work.  Desperate and unhappy people are willing to try out anything that hasn't been tried before. 

[grumbler]

Depends on your definition of the word "grammar".

Grammar can mean anything, depending on what grammar you are using.