• aleph@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

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

    FTFY

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      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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        1 year 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.