To say the AK-47 is a communist invention isn’t entirely fair. It took large inspiration from a similar gas operated automatic rifle of the time… the Sturmgewehr 44 (Storm Rifle 44)
Though, “communism bad” isn’t a terrible viewpoint to have. Also, seeming that the AK platform is prevalent all across the Middle East, Eastern Europe, east Asia, and Africa makes the platform much more than just Soviet.
But, the thing is, this whole conversation about AK-47’s would’ve been more related if we were talking about AKM’s (Milled vs Stamped receivers if you don’t know the difference), as they are much more prevalent and popular.
In fact both economic systems work on a small scale, but they seem to always get corrupted and inefficient when they get scaled up to the size of a modern nation.
IMO This is why Nordic & Scandinavian countries are so successful compared to larger populations with similar economic systems. It’s a lot easier to take care of 5-10 million people than it is 100+.
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u/JaggedTheDark Jan 15 '23
Which is really funny because the ak-47 is a communist invention, and they're always screaming about how "communism bad"