Comments by "Asbestos Muffins" (@AsbestosMuffins) on "The Cold War" channel.

  1. Its almost a Monty Python skit "Where am I to be tried Comrade?" "You are to be tried in the highest court-" "You mean!?" "Yes, the People's Supreme Soviet Rail Court!"
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  2.  @kchall5  plus a competent system of agricultural science supported by hundreds of college and academic institutions to improve and sustain harvests while preventing the massive degradation of land that the soviets constantly faced
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  3. Judge 1 "He killed many people, he deserves to be tried in the criminal court!" Judge 2 "He destroyed more of the people's property! He deserves to be tried in the civil court!" Judge 3 "He was a soldier, he should be in the military tribunal!" Judge #4 "Yes but you all forget, he took the train to and from his criminal acts. He will be tried not in the civil, criminal or military courts, no, he shall be tried in...Rail Court!"
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  4. authoritarianism with extra steps. its really amazing such a large super state could even pretend to function with such a hodgepodge government and legal system
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  5. really goes to show they set themselves up for failure by having such a conflicting government system. the courts don't seem to really be that bad organizational wise though there's the obvious issues with jurisdiction throughout as well as the system having maybe a few too many branches
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