Quote Originally Posted by alh_p View Post
yes, in some cases they have, but so have left wing groups. As Stalin so adroitely demonstrates from history, you can be very left wing aswell as being totalitarian and having a warped sense of compassion for human life.
Stalin wasn't a lefty. He mainly did all he could for personal power and ambition. He wasn't even the leader of Russia (that was Mikhail Kalinin), shows you what he did for his own personal power.

Vladimir Lenin on his deathbed tried to get rid of Stalin, including Lenin's wife, trying to convey his will and testament after he was gone. This was ignored by the Politiburo-Rightwingers (which Stalin was apart of) as they feared the influence of Trotsky (leading Polituburo-Leftwinger). It was Stalin who played these factions off against eachother, eliminating his rivals, is how he gained the control and power as he did. While they fought in the speeches, Stalin was behind the scenes, planting loyal supporters to himself in all the positions, a grand scale of corruption on the highest level.