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China, Laos, and Vietnam… Suicide rates are so high that suicide nets are installed
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Map_of_countries_by_suicide_rate,_WHO_(2019).svg
https://www.goldengate.org/district/district-projects/suicide-deterrent-net/
North Korea: Undemocratically ruled
North Korea is ruled by the Supreme People’s Assembly (최고인민회의) which is directly elected.
Cuba… Why couldn’t they’ve use machinery imported from the Soviet Union to develop their agriculture and fishery?
No reason not to. Lots of Soviet farm machinery there.
I can give a longer response when I’m not on mobile, but so I know where to start: what have you read? What sources have you read about China’s economy, for instance?
Captialists defending capitalism: "You get rewarded for hard work!
Capitalists giving financial advice: “Don’t trade your time for money! Put your capital to work for you!”