“I agree with that, but there's really little comparison with the scale and scope of Stalin's tyranny. Looking at your list for the US, we weren't doing it all at the same time.” It is because you compare a democracy with a dictatorship…
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“I agree with that, but there's really little comparison with the scale and scope of Stalin's tyranny. Looking at your list for the US, we weren't doing it all at the same time.” It is because you compare a democracy with a dictatorship…
Right, that's the point - Stalinism is grounded in totalitarianism. A democratic republic is going to beat the pants off it in freedoms, human and civil rights, and economic prosperity. Stalinism isn't communism - or at least not a friendly idealistic version.