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[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 15 points 3 months ago (7 children)

Incorrect.

Wealth inequality was far lower in the USSR than the Tsarist system before it, the Capitalist system after it, and than western countries. Additionally, Soviet Democracy was extensive, with far more political participation than western countries have.

Read Blackshirts and Reds.

[–] Alsephina@lemmy.ml 15 points 3 months ago (6 children)

Also, poverty rates are steadily decreasing in China...

...under every income group.
1

2.15

3.65

6.85

10

20

While homeownership rates have been steadily rising, reaching 90% in 2018

I'd also recommend Human Rights In The Soviet Union, Including Comparisons With The U.S.A. by Albert Szymanski

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