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[–] 1 point 8 months ago (1 child)

I don't know where all this talk of Stalinist came from. That right there was my first posting of it in this thread. Stalin was an authoritarian dictator. Stalinist/leninist it's all just another flavor of authoritarianism. Not unique to either one of them really. And ultimately a straw man. Just as the claims of sedition are a deflection.

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  • [–] 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

    It's literally in the title of the post and your comment was defending the take by presenting an example of something Stalin did.

    Like, how much more of a connection is needed?

    Also, no. Stalinist and Leninist are not "flavors of authoritarianism". Words have meaning derived from the historical process of meaning creation in a society that you live in. Stalinism has a meaning that is historically defined. Leninism has a meaning that is historically defined. It not just "whatever was done".

    If that's the case then the all genocides are Bidenism because Biden presided over a genocide. Genocides would also be Harrisism. Drone strikes of American citizens would be Obamism. Saving Nazis would be Trumanism.

    None of these words mean those things.

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