@yogthos @monkey @Hoss

> capitalists aren't interested in paying you a decent wage.

So you admit that the only reason factories are in China is because they don't have standards to protect workers? That's your idea of a "worker's paradise"?

> You don't own the means of production dummy, the means of production aren't even in your shithole country anymore. And they're not coming back.

In the postwar period, the US was ultra dominant in manufacturing. The US is still a big producer, but now other areas are also competitive. I don't expect we'll ever see 1950-style dominance again, but don't deceive yourself. Factories in East Asia are already concerned about local wage and cost increases and considering moves to lower-cost countries. Racing to the bottom only works for a while.

Face it, Yogthos, your old system was as exploitative as any other. Your leaders had vacation homes near the warm Black Sea while the workers had to trudge to the factory each day through the snow and wind. People numbed their minds with vodka because they had nothing else to look forward to, with zero possibility of anything they did improving their lives. And yet, you look back with longing for those days instead of grabbing the challenge before you.

You complain about "capitalism" and "capitalists", but at least you have the possibility of going somewhere that you think is more appropriate. Your grandparents didn't have that possibility. If you really want to live under a Communist system, try to relocate to a country that still has some form of that system, such as Cuba, Venezuela, or China. Stop whining on the Internet and take action to change your life.