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Gee, I sure am glad the USSR didn't do that.
the difference is in scale and tone, the us hired and put these people in positions of power, a lot ended up working in nasa and were never treated as second class citizens. the soviet program instead was characterized by forced relocation, isolation and eventual repatriation. they were essebtially assetts, not your buddy from the office. they were literally taken at gun point as war repatriations, and never held any meaningful positions of power, were not integrated into russian society like they did on the west. but what would you know about this, if youd never even had the chance of running an anarchist society or whatever u ppl "theorize"
The USSR wasnt immune to making blunders. I can think of a half dozen major ones off the top of my head, mainly in relation to West Asia.
I wasnt aware the USSR did a similar program as well.
However the USSR doesnt exist anymore while the US is still carrying out its 250 year legacy of genocide and superexploitation. Hence my memes are focused on the monstrous enemy.
You need to provide some context so people can look into it more.
It was called operation Osoaviakhim and was exactly the same as the USA, the UK and a bit France did.
why are you not as interested in operation paperclip?
Can't remember saying that, can you show me where did I say that?