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What is your opinion of Joseph Stalin? (lemm.ee)

submitted 2 weeks ago by AnonomousWolf@lemm.ee to c/socialism@lemmy.ml

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I believe in socialism, but I feel Stalin shouldn't be idolised due to things like the Gulag.

I would like more people to become socialist, but I feel not condemning Stalin doesn't help the cause.

I've tried to have a constructieve conversation about this, but I basically get angry comments calling me stupid for believing he did atrocious things.

That's not how you win someone over.

I struggle to believe the Gulag etc. Never happened, and if it happened I firmly believe Stalin should be condemned.

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[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

What facts did you provide? Why do you believe removal proves you right? All you did was recommend anticommunist fiction and wag your finger, lmao.

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 0 points 16 hours ago

What I recommended was a Russian movie made by Russians that seals with very real historic events.

But I imagine that it's easier to just call it "anticommunist" which is funny because that is really all what this movie is about.

Go watch it and see what Communism did and will do again.