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   Re: Socialism or Capitalism: What is bet   
   23 Aug 08 15:27:36   
   
   From: kurkku@hassuserveri.fi   
      
   "Anton"  kirjoitti   
   viestissä:g8opee$61i$1@registered.motzarella.org...   
   > James A. Donald kirjoitti:   
   >> James A. Donald:   
   >>>>>> My guess is that Gorbachev's decision to allow   
   >>>>>> people to doubt and criticize had a lot to do with   
   >>>>>> the fall of communism in Russia, but military   
   >>>>>> defeat had a lot to do with the satellite   
   >>>>>> countries dumping communism.   
   >>   
   >> Anton   
   >>>>> Communism did not suffer a military defeat   
   >>   
   >> James A. Donald:   
   >>>> In Nicaragua and Afghanistan it did.   
   >>   
   >> Anton   
   >>> Not in Europe, not in the Soviet Union.   
   >   
   >> The Hungarians tried on stuff that had previously led to   
   >> war. They took risk of war.  When war did not eventuate,   
   >> everyone joined in.   
   >   
   > Tell us something we don't know. You are trying to get off the hook by   
   > changing the subject. Or what is the connection between Hungary 1956,   
   > post-WWII Eastern Europe and Nicaragua?   
   >   
   > --   
   > Anton   
      
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