Mikhail Gorbachev has died

(www.reuters.com)

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eloy ◴[30 Aug 22 21:05 UTC] No.32655060[source]▶

>>32654734 (OP) #

RIP Gorbachev, one of the few genuinely good people in politics.

After he retired from politics, he was featured in several advertisements:

- In 1994 for Apple Computer: https://www.upi.com/Archives/1994/10/07/The-first-advertisem...

- In 1998 for Pizza Hut: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorbachev_Pizza_Hut_commercial

- In 2000 for the ÖBB, the Austrian railways: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLscz8kEg6c

- In 2007 for Louis Vuitton: https://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/05/business/media/05vuitton....

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1. hypersoar ◴[31 Aug 22 00:27 UTC] No.32656888[source]▶

>>32655060 #

I saw that Pizza Hut commercial earlier today and I can't stop thinking about it. It has so much going on. It's the victory of capitalism over Soviet communism, the rise of neoliberalism to global hegemony, and the "End of History" in the form of a 30-second ad for pizza.

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2. ◴[31 Aug 22 00:49 UTC] No.32657053[source]▶

>>32656888 (TP) #

3. agumonkey ◴[31 Aug 22 06:18 UTC] No.32659017[source]▶

>>32656888 (TP) #

That is indeed a loaded symbol

4. qikInNdOutReply ◴[31 Aug 22 07:05 UTC] No.32659258[source]▶

>>32656888 (TP) #

It was also the start of the rush to full neo feudalism. Many conflate capitalism (oppossed) with what we had after the USSR got weak capitalism(unopossed). Turns out the remarkable archievments happen with systemic competition.

5. T-zex ◴[31 Aug 22 07:37 UTC] No.32659438[source]▶

>>32656888 (TP) #

Gorbachev saw Pizza Hut come and leave his country.

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6. cpursley ◴[31 Aug 22 11:40 UTC] No.32660885[source]▶

>>32659438 #

For the best, Dodo pizza is much better.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodo_Pizza

^ Russian politics aside, Dodo has some impressive tech and processes.

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