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Default Way OT, but a "cold war" question. who were the "Pinkos?"

"Tim" wrote in message
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JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
I'm a bit rusty on this, but I believe Tito
thought he could make socialism work in Yugoslavia without involving the
evils he saw in the USSR & China. A quick google search for "tito
yugoslavia" reveals a vast amount of disagreement about whether he
succeeded
or not.


Evidently he didn't do too good of a job at his attempt. If I rememebr
correctly, Wasn't he proven to be one of the most corrupt of Eastern
bloc dictators..?



Like I said, I'm rusty on the subject. But, corruption isn't the point,
since our economic and political system is also rife with corrupt
characters, some of whom make no effort to hide it.




 
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