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On Fri, 9 Oct 2026 22:48:09 +0200, Carlos E. R. wrote:

> On 2026-10-09 12:17, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>> On 09/10/2026 11:07, Carlos E. R. wrote:
>>> If communism is such a terrible thing, how come they don't crash?
>> 
>> They did, several years ago, but, being communist, they didn't tell
>> anyone about it...
> 
> Usually communist countries fail when they are massively attacked by the
> USA, not on their own.

iirc the USSR self-destructed despite relatively friendly relations with 
the US under Brezhnev and Gorbachev.