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Russia killed its tech industry
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Now have a think how different things would look if Russia would've been an more liberal europeanesque superpower instead of a communist kleptocracy.
Exactly. Half of those achievements are space related and the guy responsible for them (Korolev) spent 6 years in the Stalin's gulag that he barely survived, his life was cut short at 59 probably as the result of the traumas he received there and who knows how much more he could have achieved if not for that.
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#103Earlier quoted context omitted.
On the other hand, are we really comparing the leadership of Afghanistan and Iraq to Ukraine and deciding these things are the same? Last I checked, Ukraine hadn't invaded its neighbors, gassed ethnic minorities, or taken freedom from its entire female population. The US handled Afghanistan and Iraq poorly, and lied about reasons for going in, but there were actual underlying reasons. Ukraine is only being invaded be…
Dont bother, it’s a waste of time. I’ve gotten used to the idea that some people are pure evil.
Yes, people that don't agree with you are pure evil.
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#105Earlier quoted context omitted.
Now have a think how different things would look if Russia would've been an more liberal europeanesque superpower instead of a communist kleptocracy.
Exactly. Half of those achievements are space related and the guy responsible for them (Korolev) spent 6 years in the Stalin's gulag that he barely survived, his life was cut short at 59 probably as the result of the traumas he received there and who knows how much more he could have achieved if not for that.
Yeah, half of those achievements are just rocket science. Seethe and cope harder.
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#107Earlier quoted context omitted.
Exactly. Half of those achievements are space related and the guy responsible for them (Korolev) spent 6 years in the Stalin's gulag that he barely survived, his life was cut short at 59 probably as the result of the traumas he received there and who knows how much more he could have achieved if not for that.
Yeah, half of those achievements are just rocket science. Seethe and cope harder.
I'm not downplaying the achievements, I'm saying they could've been a lot greater if the system didn't try to mutilate and murder it's author.
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I'm not sure stealing land and claiming the accomplishments of the residents is an argument.
I too would like to know. Which "accomplishments of the residents" did the USSR steal? There should honestly be a way to ban idiots like you from HN.
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#109I find it heartbreaking. I grew up in the Cold War (my father was in the CIA). Russians were considered brutish, non-creative, and untrustworthy. Then, the Berlin Wall came down, and everything changed. I started to see amazing creativity come from Russia. Music, technology, art, actors, dance, all kinds of stuff. I loved working with Russian engineers. They were some of the best techs I'd worked with. I have a lot o…
Thank you for that kind of words.
It's so rare nowadays.
While i agree with technology, art (painters, literature), dance (ballet), i didn't think Russia brings much to the worlds of music.
Curious what is in you iTunes rotation?
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#110The best quote is at the end:
> “I’m ready to come back to Russia, but under certain conditions,” she says. “I don’t want to live in a country where Putin is the president. I don’t want to live in a country that starts wars.”