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Their mock election was so realistic the school even played the role of the CIA (lemmy.today)

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[–] wolframhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

What the fuck kind of data contains a GDP for the USSR in 2010?

E: Wait it's you! Thank you again for your insights. I still need to consider the deflationary effects. But also, what the fuck is this data doing after the 90's?

[–] WoodScientist@lemmy.world 5 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) (1 children)

Soviet block and its successor states obviously. Why would you interpret it any differently?

[–] wolframhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 1 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (1 children)

Because the successor states are not soviet? Does it also include China, Cuba, the DPRK, and Vietnam? Come to think of it, the units don't make sense either.

[–] mattyroses@lemmy.today 3 points 15 hours ago

Why would it contain them? The others you name are nominally still ruled by communist parties, and more importantly did not do the massive privatization the USSR did.

You see the same pattern in Yugoslavia, which also did the same privatization of previous state controlled industry . . .