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readthenotes1yesterday at 6:23 PM2 repliesview on HN

"But in some corners of Hanoi, government officials still have exclusive access to special shops selling goods at subsidized rates. "

Surely in a communist government access would be equal to all? Why would there be elites?


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Muromecyesterday at 7:16 PM

Believe it or not, but there were different quality grades of commieblocks. You can guess who got the ones from the first, more quality batch.

Mainan_Tagonistyesterday at 6:24 PM

it's because it's not real communism.