Posts by rodroidrx@mas.to
 (DIR) Post #APu3Lc1kVvPxaCTuV6 by rodroidrx@mas.to
       2022-11-23T18:06:19Z
       
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       @john Future Breaking News headline: Twitter 2.0 implements ActivityPub protocol. Joins #Fediverse
       
 (DIR) Post #AQyzI72zrGEwPESJou by rodroidrx@mas.to
       2022-12-22T22:11:39Z
       
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       @yogthos USSR nostalgia doesn’t necessarily mean return to the old Soviet days, as per the Moscow Times article. I think Russia can do better without an oppressive centralized government but that’s just my opinion as a Canadian
       
 (DIR) Post #AQyzI7yQPkB3HLKBKi by rodroidrx@mas.to
       2022-12-23T05:23:33Z
       
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       @yogthos to be completely honest I’m socialist to the core. But the engine that drives socialism in Canada is unfortunately capitalism. A functioning government is arguable too. Our system is less than perfect, with many obvious gaps that need to be filled, but for the most part it’s working. Again, pros and cons. Canada’s system isn’t a one size fits all solution but it is popular and provides a status quo (if not better) quality of life to many that live here.
       
 (DIR) Post #AQyzVGa9ie1Tk5Eo9g by rodroidrx@mas.to
       2022-12-22T22:05:34Z
       
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       @yogthos USSR although great, and benefitted many regular folk, it came at a cost of Russian freedom and subsequent isolation from the rest of the world. Not to mention all the tensions brought on by the Cold War. Pros and cons I guess. Great thread though. Very informative thanks!
       
 (DIR) Post #AQyzVHbbuimSusvU3s by rodroidrx@mas.to
       2022-12-23T04:56:27Z
       
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       @tally_phoenix @yogthos I’m no fan of American foreign policy but the West’s democratic institutions needed protection as much as the Soviet sphere of influence. So it was a game of chess, to put it simply. Unfortunately, this division set back globalization by decades. The latter statement opens up a bigger can of worms, but I mean, can we just agree that tensions between nations is never constructive.
       
 (DIR) Post #AR2oXJL87DMO0ip0Fs by rodroidrx@mas.to
       2022-12-23T05:05:56Z
       
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       @yogthos I can’t comment on who started what or why the Cold War persisted the way it did, that’s debatable. I can say that USSR did develop a world ending arsenal and this was perceived by US as a threat. So one nation under duress is questionable. With two nuclear powers in frequent confrontation the entire world was under duress.
       
 (DIR) Post #AR2pAuGOlfIFoyUODg by rodroidrx@mas.to
       2022-12-23T05:13:07Z
       
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       @Winter @yogthos arguably, isolationism is a result of a perceived self sustaining economy.  So yes I agree capitalist states moved to contain Soviet states but other factors contributed to less than friendly relations with the rest of the world.