this post was submitted on 22 Dec 2025
445 points (84.8% liked)
Memes
53541 readers
737 users here now
Rules:
- Be civil and nice.
- Try not to excessively repost, as a rule of thumb, wait at least 2 months to do it if you have to.
founded 6 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
I think a better basis is instead looking at why the soviets did what they did in the first place before asking what might have been different otherwise.