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Tell that to the DPRK, to Cuba or to Vietnam. Or to the fucking Nazis!
My guy, the DPRK, Cuba, and Vietnam were fully supported by the USSR. The moment the USSR was gone, these countries (minus Vietnam) were vulnerable to imperial aggression. The DPRK survived because China supported it. Cuba got embargoed to hell, and the US decided to collapse it entirely. Vietnam was relatively better because another war with Vietnam would've been extremely unpopular in the US after they got sent packing the first time.
Today, Cuba is facing massive economic issues. DPRK relies on China for pretty much most of their trade. Vietnam had to adopt a market economy to survive.
Yeah, I think we agree. Saying that "the US will just outspend you" isn't completely correct, that's why I pointed to other successful revolutions such as Korea, Vietnam or Cuba, because the USSR didn't allow the US to do this.
it's been less than 65 years; a single lifetime.
those examples without a benefactor like china or can't adopt a china-like adaptability; like vietnam did; will be gone in another 65 years if the trajectory of the western world doesn't change.