Message from @olev
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here is a great interview with stalin
it basically asks him all the questions westerners would like to ask him
so you can get a response from the man himself
he even talks about trotsky and the holodomor and stuff
How do you justify him ordering the death of not only Trotsky, but also his sister and brother in law, 2 of his nephews, his wife, and 2 of his sons?
i ask you this
if stalin was such a terrible dictator that starved so much of his own people
why didn't the soviet populace revolt?
they already had 2-3 revolutions under their belt
they were well ready to overthrow stalin if they wanted to
I never claimed that he was a dictator, although he had an unhealthy amount of power in his hands
Or that he intentionally starved people
okay, that's good
i mean look
Because the people in power were supporters of his regime
i can get hating him for like purging opponents and family members
He purged opposition
Take Bukharin for instance, who literally developed the theory of socialism on one country that was applied by stalin
besides, while I do support Stalin, I wouldn't take his ideology into praxis if a communist country would rise up today
Lenin never intended for suppression of dissent
Bukharin was good in ideological terms but not so much in economic terms
Especially not fucking killing them
certainly you know about the NEP
Yes
How does that justify killing him
well, he put him in jail first
oh and also
question real quick
is it okay sending vids and shit
since I remember sending some videos to people and them claiming it's not an argument because I didn't say it myself
```Comrade Stalin, having become Secretary-General, has unlimited authority concentrated in his hands, and I am not sure whether he will always be capable of using that authority with sufficient caution. Comrade Trotsky, on the other hand, as his struggle against the C.C. on the question of the People's Commissariat of Communications has already proved, is distinguished not only by outstanding ability. He is personally perhaps the most capable man in the present C.C., but he has displayed excessive self-assurance and shown excessive preoccupation with the purely administrative side of the work.```
This was said by lenin
this too was said by lenin
entitled: "Judas Trotsky's Blush of Shame"
Correct, this was in 1911
Trotsky admitted he was wrong and became a Bolshevik and assisted Lenin in leading the revolution
oh and also
quick question