UGN Security Forums UGN Security: Underground Off Topic Debates & Rants Communism sucks

By saying it was stupid you are making an argument. And if you don't give a [censored], why start the topic? The Mafia is a new thing in Russia. It did exist under communism but was hunted and left in the shadows. Now eighty percent of all Russian businesses pay 'protection' money to them. Yeltsin's shock therapy cut the legs out of the Russian economy. Their standard of living has fallen by more than half. And as I said earlier, Soviet 'communism' was Stalinism, not what communism really is. And no totalitarian system will last as long as the people know they don't have political freedom. America is different, they are a secret police state. And its people seem pretty dilusional about it.

um.. the mafia being a new thing Russia? if by "new" you mean "been around for at least 60 to 70 years" then yeah.. i guess it would be "new".

I started the topic because there was another thread in this forum about something completely different, and after a while, it led to people arguing about how communism sucks. So I created a new thread specifically for that. It's within my job context as a global moderator to ensure that threads stay reasonably on topic, and make accomodations for however they may branch out. I don't give a [censored] about this subject.

I ment mafia control. I said they had existed before then.

but the mafia in Russia has been running the show for over 50 years. they are involved in everything over there.

No only since Yeltsin's privitizations have they run the show. Before they were struggling and in the shadows.