I don’t know where all this talk of Stalinist came from. That right there was my first posting of it in this thread. Stalin was an authoritarian dictator. Stalinist/leninist it’s all just another flavor of authoritarianism. Not unique to either one of them really. And ultimately a straw man. Just as the claims of sedition are a deflection.
It’s literally in the title of the post and your comment was defending the take by presenting an example of something Stalin did.
Like, how much more of a connection is needed?
Also, no. Stalinist and Leninist are not “flavors of authoritarianism”. Words have meaning derived from the historical process of meaning creation in a society that you live in. Stalinism has a meaning that is historically defined. Leninism has a meaning that is historically defined. It not just “whatever was done”.
If that’s the case then the all genocides are Bidenism because Biden presided over a genocide. Genocides would also be Harrisism. Drone strikes of American citizens would be Obamism. Saving Nazis would be Trumanism.
I don’t know where all this talk of Stalinist came from. That right there was my first posting of it in this thread. Stalin was an authoritarian dictator. Stalinist/leninist it’s all just another flavor of authoritarianism. Not unique to either one of them really. And ultimately a straw man. Just as the claims of sedition are a deflection.
It’s literally in the title of the post and your comment was defending the take by presenting an example of something Stalin did.
Like, how much more of a connection is needed?
Also, no. Stalinist and Leninist are not “flavors of authoritarianism”. Words have meaning derived from the historical process of meaning creation in a society that you live in. Stalinism has a meaning that is historically defined. Leninism has a meaning that is historically defined. It not just “whatever was done”.
If that’s the case then the all genocides are Bidenism because Biden presided over a genocide. Genocides would also be Harrisism. Drone strikes of American citizens would be Obamism. Saving Nazis would be Trumanism.
None of these words mean those things.