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Originally posted by SuckOnThis
That is such fucking bullshit. Communism would have fell at the time it did in the Soviet Union with or without Reagan. The Soviet Union was already experiencing financial failure and social upheaval.
Going into the 80's the Soviet people were experiencing an impoverished standard of living and it was getting worse. This caused strikes and public outcry against the administration. The people were angry at the fact that the Communist Party had not lived up to what it had promised which was in return for their obedience they would receive employment, free health care, and a level of comfort. When Gorbachev
was placed as the General Secretary he began a policy called Glasnost which emphasized openness with regard to discussion of social problems and shortcomings. It was Gorbs foresight and social pressure that killed communism. This was coming on long before Reagan. Reagan was doing nothing more than trying to push us into WWWIII, thank God for Gorb or it very well could have happened.
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These are the facts. My respect!