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[REPOST] ELI5: Why communism can stand up well in Asia but not in Europe? (lemmygrad.ml)
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[–] MasterDeeLuke@lemmygrad.ml 10 points 1 day ago

A theory I have as to why Marxism was able to take off in Asia is their strong reading and book culture, along of course with them getting the short stick of Imperialism.