Collete [1389080]

Vera Ivanovna, 89, former head of the planning department of an aerospace industry enterprise

I lived most of my life in the Soviet Union and remember that country well. The enterprise I worked at manufactured aviation engines and designed aircraft – even the iconic Buran orbital shuttle was built at our plant.
We were paid well, but what could we spend our money on? There was little we could buy freely over the counter. To buy a car, you had to put your name down years in advance, or pay three times the price to middlemen; land was allocated and could not be bought; and at the time, no one had heard of cooperative flats [owned by those who lived in them]. In other words, we constantly faced a situation whereby we could not buy what we wanted with the money that we earned.
I really enjoyed travelling and always wanted to see foreign countries. Such trips had to be approved by the [Communist] Party and permission was needed from the state security agencies for the issue of a foreign travel passport. And even then, people could only visit socialist countries. I was never allowed to go on a tourist trip abroad and I never had a foreign travel passport. It is a great pity that, when I was young, and my health allowed me to travel, the Soviet Union didn't allow me to do so.
The USSR always had one great advantage. We could feel the support of the state. Having survived the war, we were not afraid of starvation, and there was a certain confidence in the future. But we were locked inside a country that essentially planned our life for us. When you realize this, you begin to feel uncomfortable. But it may also be true that it was the only way of surviving the postwar years – I can’t say for certain.

What was wrong with life in the USSR? - Russia Beyond (rbth.com)

Collete [1389080]

Vera Ivanovna, 89, former head of the planning department of an aerospace industry enterprise

I lived most of my life in the Soviet Union and remember that country well. The enterprise I worked at manufactured aviation engines and designed aircraft – even the iconic Buran orbital shuttle was built at our plant.
We were paid well, but what could we spend our money on? There was little we could buy freely over the counter. To buy a car, you had to put your name down years in advance, or pay three times the price to middlemen; land was allocated and could not be bought; and at the time, no one had heard of cooperative flats [owned by those who lived in them]. In other words, we constantly faced a situation whereby we could not buy what we wanted with the money that we earned.
I really enjoyed travelling and always wanted to see foreign countries. Such trips had to be approved by the [Communist] Party and permission was needed from the state security agencies for the issue of a foreign travel passport. And even then, people could only visit socialist countries. I was never allowed to go on a tourist trip abroad and I never had a foreign travel passport. It is a great pity that, when I was young, and my health allowed me to travel, the Soviet Union didn't allow me to do so.
The USSR always had one great advantage. We could feel the support of the state. Having survived the war, we were not afraid of starvation, and there was a certain confidence in the future. But we were locked inside a country that essentially planned our life for us. When you realize this, you begin to feel uncomfortable. But it may also be true that it was the only way of surviving the postwar years – I can’t say for certain.

What was wrong with life in the USSR? - Russia Beyond (rbth.com)

H4D35 [1487001]

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Strand [2821241]

What is the point of this meme? People are being fed. And that's somehow a lose for capitalism?

H4D35 [1487001]

Strand [2821241]

What is the point of this meme? People are being fed. And that's somehow a lose for capitalism?

Jtester [2477772]

I mean, it's the social policy feeding them, not the success of capitalism allowing them to feed themselves

H4D35 [1487001]

Strand [2821241]

What is the point of this meme? People are being fed. And that's somehow a lose for capitalism?

Jtester [2477772]

I mean, it's the social policy feeding them, not the success of capitalism allowing them to feed themselves

Strand [2821241]

Isn't it a testament to capitalism's successes that the govt can provide food to people who are nevertheless able to own their own phones and cars?
I'm not saying capitalism is perfect. It needs balances, such as the aid provided in the picture, but the meme overall seems like a self-own.

Collete [1389080]

Please post proof the creator is a nazi please do

SporkMonkey [2065017]

Not going to start it's own thread for this situation, but...



The funniest part, to me, is this officer is described as a "special forces officer that had two combat deployments," HOWEVER, the officer also said he never saw combat.

If that's the case, he was a supply officer attached to a SOF unit, OR he was a turd sammich that was never allowed outside the wire because he'd gotten his team merc'd.

There was something like 30 rounds fired into the cruiser where a guy was handcuffed in the backseat. THANKFULLY, the guy was not hit. That being said, how can the SOF officer mag dump into the cruiser, and his partner also take a few shots, and nothing hits?

I mean, again, thankfully the guy wasn't hit, but...

SporkMonkey [2065017]

Not going to start it's own thread for this situation, but...



The funniest part, to me, is this officer is described as a "special forces officer that had two combat deployments," HOWEVER, the officer also said he never saw combat.

If that's the case, he was a supply officer attached to a SOF unit, OR he was a turd sammich that was never allowed outside the wire because he'd gotten his team merc'd.

There was something like 30 rounds fired into the cruiser where a guy was handcuffed in the backseat. THANKFULLY, the guy was not hit. That being said, how can the SOF officer mag dump into the cruiser, and his partner also take a few shots, and nothing hits?

I mean, again, thankfully the guy wasn't hit, but...

ValentineBane [1810481]

SporkMonkey [2065017]