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[–] ewo@piefed.ca 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] FiniteBanjo@feddit.online 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Only a self-deluded accelerationist would think this is the bottom. It goes much lower than this.

[–] ewo@piefed.ca 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] FiniteBanjo@feddit.online -1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The pitts of the Stalin regime held twice the percentage of incarcerated, multiple famines, no real elections, widespread war, etc. The USA isn't there yet but it will be.

[–] kestrel7_7@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The number of people the USA currently has in prison far outpaces the height of the gulag system in absolute numbers and percentage of the population. If you want to talk about famines you can check out how the USA treated indigenous people. To be frank, Stalin was small time compared to the USA, whether you’re talking historically or currently.

[–] FiniteBanjo@feddit.online -2 points 1 day ago

And per capita it is half as much as the USSR, thanks for the rehash.