>>10868096The Russian revolution got it's momentum by promising rights to the peasantry they could not have gotten quickly from the stagnant and hesitant system. In contrast, Germany was an anarchic free for all in a time of economic deprivation. Communists gained momentum there too, but they were eventually crushed because the real grievances of the masses were right wing, so communists could only proceed with insularity and cult like dogma. Sound familiar?