Brezhnev died at 75, Chernenko at 73; Biden is 81; Trump is 78 and the US has many of the late USSR’s ills
Last month, conservative commentator Niall Ferguson offered an update. He outlined Soviet-style weaknesses of the US, including being overstretched by foreign responsibilities with a military saddled with antiquated equipment, falling educational and health standards and low economic productivity in a heavily indebted economy. “Could you tell me about another advanced society where living standards declined, mortality rates rose, where 100,000 people a year die of overdoses? I can only think of one other example, and that’s the Soviet Union?” Ferguson asked.
No comments:
Post a Comment