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To: 3bar who wrote (762617)	5/9/2022 12:04:10 PM
From: skinowski	6 Recommendations Recommended By didjuneau Hoa Hao Maple MAGA Maurice Winn pak73 and 1 more member Respond to of 793677

I think you’re right. It took several decades for the USSR to transform from from a brutal imperialistic totalitarian dictatorship - into a political system that stayed afloat simply out of habit and momentum. By the mid-80’s it was a shell, a house of cards, ready to collapse. On many US college campuses you’ll probably find more true believers in marxism-leninism than they had in all of the USSR. No political system is more corrupting than socialism. The transition wasn’t easy. The “peace dividend” was a nice thing, but not for everyone. Weapons (and big idea) manufacturers needed business. The new friendship turned sour. I think the real turning point was the bombing of Serbia. It was done against the strongest protests from Russia. This showed them that the West doesn’t give a rats a$$ about their opinions. Expansion of NATO was more of the same.