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    19 hours ago

    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.