Apparently, somewhere between 20 and 22. In 1987, Ronald Reagan famously called for President Gorbachev to “tear down this wall.” When it finally happened in 1989, Westerners were treated to the sites of some of the major achievements of the industrial policies of the Politburu. This is my favorite example.
The Trabant was the car that embarrassed even the most die-hard corporatist/communists. It was a car so bad that locals said of it that to double its value you can simply fill it up with gas!
Ah, but with the right people at the helm, we are sure to get it right this time. Couldn’t happen in the U. S. of A. could it?
