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[โ€“] ErevanDB@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The situation was mostly middle-ground, but the US in Cold war? In the USSR, the far left policies gave way for the Far right stalinists to take charge when Lennon died.

[โ€“] Halfjack@reddthat.com 1 points 1 year ago

The problems with the USSR were a case of leftists making mistakes that allowed reactionaries to take over, not a case of conservatives being on the right side of history.