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Originally Posted by Ohio
Actually, when one thinks about crime, the USSR was a great system. Nearly no theft, rape, or murder, and no drugs, or no gangs, all of which are an American blight.
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I think it is important to realize that any system that takes hold and prospers, at least temporarily, has some claim to validity. Marx' "Communist Manifesto" at least was a trenchant critique of capitalism, when such criticisms were almost unknown.
And the Soviet confederated system, like the Yugoslavian one, held together for some decades. McDonald's, for all their blandness (or because of their blandness) has sold billions of burgers. The Mormons have captured millions of adherents. And so forth.
And likewise I think we can appreciate the system Nee & Lee set up, even if we disagree with it, even vehemently. And in the sub-systems of TC and DYL we have to recognize its ability to "morph" even while retaining some of its essential characteristics. And under those essential characteristics we may find certain cultural traits still predominating.