Nikki Haley-What was the cause of the Civil War

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(01-16-2024, 02:55 PM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: I'm not ignoring the reasons for the revolution, but they're not part of my argument in this regard.  As you just discussed, once in power this inferiority complex, once again, became a motivating factor.  You could be a Czarist or a Bolshevik, but at the end of the day you were still a Russian.  I think the rank and file genuinely bought into the promises of communism, but for the higher ups I think a large percentage of them just wanted to seize power.  




Absolutely, but the question was why doesn't it happen now, was it not?  At least that's what my entire answer was addressing.


True communism has never actually been tried.  

see we can agree on something!  The only thing that communism as practiced has in common with Karl Marx's vision is the name