"This single anecdote proves Stalin never did anything wrong!"
this post was submitted on 11 Sep 2023
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I don't think even most communists think that my guy.
I'm talking about this meme, not most communists
Where does this meme say Stalin did nothing wrong?
I made that statement to mock OP's ridiculous meme, and your question misses the forest for the trees.
My comrade there is making no claim that an anecdote proves something other than the claim that Stalin sadistically enjoyed starving people is false. The hope is that these specific events will trigger a thought in your head like "wow, this is totally out of character for this figure which I thought I understood," and then possibly read further in books based on the Soviet archives instead of books utilizing only info from the cold war or nazi propaganda
Dictators like Stalin use violence and charity as elements for policy. Starve some people you don't like, or force them to relocate? Cool. Quickly send food aid to a potential strategic partner? Cool.
Are we trying to say that Stalins policies didn’t lead to mass starvation in the USSR causing millions of deaths and untold suffering?
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Not really a meme...
Stalin was great at feeding his people! We asked a Ukrainian peasant, and they didn't object! Or move. Or breathe.
You painting your self portrait, fash?