Let’s put aside the fact that Stalin not only trusted Hitler, he trusted Hitler so much that he executed people who reported that Hitler was planning on invading Russia. Let’s put aside the fact that Stalin crippled his own army by killing his own Generals. Let’s put aside the fact that Stalin’s rule in the USSR was so bad that it resulted in countries near him going Fascist out of fear of Communism.
It’s funny how you talk about unity against a common enemy and in the next comment argue exactly against that. Do you deny that the USSR made significant contributions in defeating the nazis?
You didn’t explicitly, that’s why I asked you. But you did tiptoe around the fact by citing some agreements that Stalin had with the nazis, as that is some sort of gotcha, right after advocating for a member of the British Conservative Party which led to the ruinous policy of appeasement with the nazis (as a form of anti-communism), so I had some doubts.
I’m not sure where I “demanded that you 100% agree with me”, but it matters because rallying behind some milquetoast liberal that will bring us back to this position in a few years is not enough in the long run.
Waiting for the perfect candidate is how we ended up here in the first place.
I was educated by some old school Communists who’d gone to Spain in the 1930s and gotten blacklisted in the 1950s.
One story they told was how in 1968 they were telling people to vote for Hubert Humphrey. The younger folks thought he was no better than Nixon, but my teachers knew that Nixon would be much worse.
What makes you think there will even be elections in 2028 if Trump keeps control of the House and Senate?
That is why I said in the long run. Temporary support for Newsom, Pritzker etc is fine as they were some of the first Democrats to find a spine. But as soon as the Trump cancer is cleared (being optimistic here), an actual left opposition has to be built in the USA (and the rest of the Western world)
You might be leaving out one significant person and country in stopping the Nazis.
Let’s put aside the fact that Stalin not only trusted Hitler, he trusted Hitler so much that he executed people who reported that Hitler was planning on invading Russia. Let’s put aside the fact that Stalin crippled his own army by killing his own Generals. Let’s put aside the fact that Stalin’s rule in the USSR was so bad that it resulted in countries near him going Fascist out of fear of Communism.
It’s funny how you talk about unity against a common enemy and in the next comment argue exactly against that. Do you deny that the USSR made significant contributions in defeating the nazis?
If you’re going to put words in my mouth, please add a side of nachos?
Where did I say the USSR wasn’t a big part of the War?
Quote the exact words.
You didn’t explicitly, that’s why I asked you. But you did tiptoe around the fact by citing some agreements that Stalin had with the nazis, as that is some sort of gotcha, right after advocating for a member of the British Conservative Party which led to the ruinous policy of appeasement with the nazis (as a form of anti-communism), so I had some doubts.
Here’s a thought.
I said explicitly that the Nazis got beaten by people uniting behind a leadership they didn’t 100% agree with.
Your reaction was to demand that I 100% agree with you about something that happened before either of us was born.
Maybe you’d do better to stop caring about the past and start focusing on what is going on right now.
Why don’t you tell us all, explicitly, why my opinion of Stalin matters right now?
I’m not sure where I “demanded that you 100% agree with me”, but it matters because rallying behind some milquetoast liberal that will bring us back to this position in a few years is not enough in the long run.
Wrong.
Waiting for the perfect candidate is how we ended up here in the first place.
I was educated by some old school Communists who’d gone to Spain in the 1930s and gotten blacklisted in the 1950s.
One story they told was how in 1968 they were telling people to vote for Hubert Humphrey. The younger folks thought he was no better than Nixon, but my teachers knew that Nixon would be much worse.
What makes you think there will even be elections in 2028 if Trump keeps control of the House and Senate?
That is why I said in the long run. Temporary support for Newsom, Pritzker etc is fine as they were some of the first Democrats to find a spine. But as soon as the Trump cancer is cleared (being optimistic here), an actual left opposition has to be built in the USA (and the rest of the Western world)