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Capitalism is the root of evil (lemmy.ml)
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[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 9 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Yes.

[–] untakenusername@sh.itjust.works -2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

yeah gulags were really great and the world needs more of them

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

The Soviet prison system varied quite a bit, some with open visitation and no outer walls. They varied quite dramatically in conditions, but many were fairly progressive for the time. I recommend reading Russian Justice.

[–] untakenusername@sh.itjust.works -1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

yeah gulags were great, really progressive.