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The rate of growth after 1917 and 1945 is absolutely not on par with the rest of the world, or you would have linked an example to prove it. And if it was on par with the rest of the world, that would still show that communism was indeed not bad.
While no country is the same, you might look at finland (independent) and the baltics (joined USSR in 1940) for a somewhat comparable shared modernization trend and the resulting improvements in life expectancy, the 1970s dip, etc.
where do people go to learn this skill of filling empty air with words and not addressing the thing they're ostensibly replying to in any way?
The users here are fully capable of doing minimal research and applying critical thinking without being spoon-fed.
What a magnanimous excuse for not actually providing any evidence for your claims
Another completely incoherent reply in the context of the conversation. Zero actual interaction with anyone speaking with you.