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Literally every argument with a diaspora person from a former socialist republic whose country got destroyed and impoverished by the Capitalist shock doctrine in the 90s.
Blaming capitalism alone ignores that many socialist economies were already in long-term stagnation before the 1990s. Shock therapy often caused real harm, but it didn’t destroy thriving economies — it was applied to systems that were already failing.
Yeah, buddy. The economies failed by themselves. Sure, now log off and go read a book