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Igel

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3. Ah. So all the talk about 'late stage capitalism' is a crock.

Reply to lees1975 (Original post)

Mon Jun 29, 2026, 05:23 PM

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If the US is declining, maybe it's because we're entering the same stage the USSR entered in the '70s, 'late stage socialism' I guess you'd have to term it.

Somehow there's a really big difference between the two, though.

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