Communism was at best an accelerant (or suppressant) on an underlying pattern of fire. An *endogenous* one at that.
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@JayMan471 so many features of e. european soviet systems had been seen before in those countries. that's not just my argument, either.1 reply 2 retweets 3 likes -
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@hbdchick@JayMan471 Read Karl August Wittfogel "Oriental Despotism." Not entirely convinced, but it's a good German theory of everything.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
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@octopod18 oh, thanks! that sounds like it's right up my alley! (^_^) @JayMan471
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