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Help me debunk 'If the Soviet Union was so great, how come people wanted to leave? How come they had to build a wall to keep people in?' (hexbear.net)

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[–] zifnab25@hexbear.net 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

All the arguments used for "Failing USSR" are also applied to "Failing New York" and "Failing California".

If the United States is so great, why did Edward Snowden move to Moscow? If Texas is so great, why is Elon Musk still spending all his time in San Fransisco?