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Socialists aren’t interested in power example thread

MikeDamone
MikeDamone Member Posts: 37,781
edited August 2021 in Tug Tavern
https://www.intellectualtakeout.org/blog/stalin-erased-his-enemies-history-literally/


It's no secret that governments in the 20th century killed a lot of people, but few did it with greater efficiency than Joe Stalin, whose policy of forced collectivization killed an estimated 14.5 million people between 1930-1937. Stalin employed terror with a zeal and skill few could match, marginalizing rivals such as Leon Trotsky, who was expelled from the Politburo, exiled, tried and found guilty in absentia, and eventually erased from the Party's history.
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  • SFGbob
    SFGbob Member Posts: 33,188

    https://www.intellectualtakeout.org/blog/stalin-erased-his-enemies-history-literally/


    It's no secret that governments in the 20th century killed a lot of people, but few did it with greater efficiency than Joe Stalin, whose policy of forced collectivization killed an estimated 14.5 million people between 1930-1937. Stalin employed terror with a zeal and skill few could match, marginalizing rivals such as Leon Trotsky, who was expelled from the Politburo, exiled, tried and found guilty in absentia, and eventually erased from the Party's history.

    Yeah, but that was real socialism.
  • RaceBannon
    RaceBannon Member, Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 115,580 Founders Club

    My favorite (I have his picture in my wallet) was Pol Pot. No one was more of a fan of the little man than he was. He was so much so that he claimed 3.2 million deaths. He also sewed his own clothes, looked after his mother, baked cookies on Sunday and canned fruit on Saturdays. Just an all around good guy and one to pattern the American socialist take over after!

    Woo hoo, socialism is going to be so much better.

    Pol Pot is a podcast legend because he killed everyone who wore glasses. The left loves eugenics. Apparently mello does too
  • thechatch
    thechatch Member Posts: 7,490 Standard Supporter
    Guys we haven’t tried it hard enough here in the US, and when we do, you’ll see that it will work better than it did in Russia, China, Cuba, or Venezuela.

    You just have to trust us and be patient. We have your best interests at heart.
  • TheKobeStopper
    TheKobeStopper Member Posts: 5,959
    Don’t forget about National SOCIALIST Adolf Hitler.
  • Sledog
    Sledog Member Posts: 38,616 Standard Supporter

    Don’t forget about National SOCIALIST Adolf Hitler.

    Idol of yours obviously.