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MonkeyBoy
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Re: Moneyless world
Jun 26, 2002, 17:53
The Former soviet union was pressured to change it's economic sysem more than it's political set-up by the west after the late 80s.

The political corruption of a bureacratic ruling class with all the money & power wasn't tackled by introducing greater democracy and accountability and removing the parasitic Fat party officials.

Instead large parts of the economy were quickly privatised so former party officials had all the money, power & connections to take advantage and set themselves up as a Mafia like new Ruling Class.

The west knew what they were doing by pushing for economic reform above all else, as a politically reformed Russia with much greater democracy & much less corruption, but with a different economic system than private monopoly, could have been more of a threat to Western Capitalist interests.

Political & Social changes over economic change could have led to Russia being far more Socialist like & maybe even truly democratic - such a thought would have terrified the West and they would rather have the place descend into Criminal ruled capitalism.
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