Corruption is corruption . Under any system , if you have enough , the system fails . I ' m not advocating for socialism but trying to point out that perhaps your assumption of causality between a socialist state and failure is flawed . In this case , corruption around the wealth generated by natural resources oil and gas probably hurt them more than any governing philosophy . <| sep |> The BB Vulpix would be lovely . <| sep |> I ' m too full to argue <| sep |> Say anything that you think should be illegal to say in the US in public . Now try the same thing in Germany . Observe which country jailed you . <| sep |> How about down voting because it wasn ' t funny . <| sep |> Thanksgiving was also my birthday this year , so aside from presents , I ' m thankful for my family and friends that I got to see andor talk to today .