• aleph@lemm.ee
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    10 months ago

    Whether the quote is aprocyphal or not, it seems fitting because of the way Stalin dealt with political opponents. The list of early Bolsheviks were rounded up and shot during Stalin’s purges is quite lengthy.

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        10 months ago

        whether it’s true doesn’t matter because it fits my opinion of him the historical facts.

        FTFY

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          10 months ago

          No investigation, no right to speak. If you don’t even have evidence he said it you’re just working backwards to justify your conclusion, which is what every westerner is taught. If you don’t have an actual source to cite don’t be arrogant and just accept that you made a mistake.

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            10 months ago

            you’re just working backwards to justify your conclusion

            And anyone who denies that the preponderance of evidence shows that Stalin was capable of considerable ruthlessness and brutality towards his own people is guilty of the same.