What the fuck was his problem, was he severely mentally ill or something? How can so many people today still idolise such a blatantly incompetent ruler who had no regards for the welfare of his people or their lives?
shit ruler, shit leader, shit dictator
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>Its a "great man of history" episode
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he was literally just an sjw fighting for the PoW (people of wages)
his wife died
>How can so many people today still idolise such a blatantly incompetent ruler who had no regards for the welfare of his people or their lives?
Intense construction and enforcement of Cult of Personality, based on fear. Lack of information due to the Governments death grip on mass media.
Last but not least, high popularity due to high employment policies, women's rights, high education in Soviet Russia.
People remember the good things and view the past via nostalgia goggles. Anyone who idolizes Stalin today is either 15 years old, or a delusional hippie quasi communist.
>How can so many people today still idolise such a blatantly incompetent ruler
Pretty sure that's just autists
>delusional hippie
What? Stalinists today are mostly social conservatives.
>Intense construction and enforcement of Cult of Personality, based on fear. Lack of information due to the Governments death grip on mass media.
Man, Soviet Union is gone for more than 20 years and the censorship was gone around 1985. And the amount of shit at mass-media was more than enough.
>was he severely mentally ill or something?
Yes, literally. Especially at the later stage of his life
He wasn't a big guy
How was he a shit dictator? He had a lot of power and he kept it for a really long time. You don't think people become dictators to be nice, do you?
>suspect one person, execute 20,000 people just to be safe
>horribly mismanaged the ukrainian economy causing mass starvation
>horribly mismanaged the entire war, would have lost if it weren't for lend lease, despite having overwhelming numbers to start with
the second he died, russia abolished his memory. Shows how much people "loved" him
Stalin wasn't incompetent. He made mistakes and was oftentimes heartless, but he played a substantial role in turning Russia into a formidable power before the war and a global superpower afterward. This doesn't excuse his brutal actions, but Stalin certainly had the interests of the world's people at heart.
Most Stalinists these days are conservative Slavs who want to return Russia to its Soviet might or well-read but autistic Western SJWs who miss the forest for the trees.
He was a fucking priest. He destroyed all of the good work that Lenin had established.
>but Stalin certainly had the interests of the world's people at heart.
Found the commietard apologist
Kill yourself
>ukrainian economy
>"""""mismanaged"""""
>he doesn't know
Except that isn't how it happened. Stalin was certainly loathed by many elite bureaucrats in the Soviet Union, but that did not extend to the broader population. And even among politicians, his legacy was controversial at worst. It took Khrushchev three years do decide to condemn Stalin's cult of personality, and this condemnation was made behind closed doors to the central committee of the Communist Party. Many bureaucrats were angered and confused by Khrushchev's speech. They really loved Joseph Stalin.
Among the common people, Stalin was even more well-regarded. This continues today. 1.5 million visited his corpse on display in Moscow. Several people were literally trampled to death by the masses coming to pay their respects. His corpse was kept on display for eight years after his death, alongside Lenin. Stalin's 1961 burial was one of the last aspects of De-Stalinization, as the Soviet government was worried that removing the corpse from display would offend the many who still loved Stalin.
Stalin was particularly beloved in the Caucasian provinces. To Georgians, Armenians, and even Azeris, he put their region on the map in a way no other Caucasian had. The announcement of De-Stalinization led to truly massive demonstrations in Georgia. Once the Tsibili protest turned into a riot, the Red Army was deployed and over a hundred Stalinists were killed. But this still didn't lessen his popularity. A statue was erected in Gori, Stalin's hometown. It was torn down after the 2004 Russian invasion... only for the citizens of Gori to vote for its reinstatement. In Georgia, Stalin is still beloved.
If you don't believe me, ask the Georgians themselves.
Was Stalin not initially hated in Georgia for trying to style himself as a Russian once he took power?
He had psoriasis which led him to being constantly itchy leading to frustration and angry outbursts
That's certainly possible, but everybody always knew he was a Georgian. He changed his name in prerevolutionary years to appeal to a broader Russian audience, and kept the name Stalin after 1917 because that was how people knew him.
Actually he was a bank robber after he exited training for priesthood.
One positive thing to say about Stalin: even after collectivization and the second world war, he managed to keep agricultural production on an upward trend relative to population. Eating in the 50s wasn't much better than eating in the 80s, but in the 50s the gubnint could actually afford the food it had.
Because they're Stalinsts
>right
>privilege
really makes think
Right and Privilege are synonymous.
Dumb /brit/ poster.
Wtf no tankies aren't social conservatives
Trotsky would have been a better leader minus his evangelical desire to spread communism
>horribly mismanaged the ukrainian economy causing mass starvation
That's a funny way of saying that he intentionally committed genocide
How are they not?
>Stalin certainly had the interests of the world's people at heart.
l oh l
they're middle school leftists who haven't matured enough to take on a real intellectual defence of communism.
NEVER BEEN TRIED!!!1!1! STATE CAPITALIST!
That has nothing to do with the question I just asked you.
lmao no they're not
dumb dumb poster
Stalin is perhaps the closest RL equivilent to Darth Vader we're ever going to get. To get a rough outline of his life:
>Kicked out of his church for showing interest in the TOPIC of communism
>Lost his wife to disease due to the shitty infrastructure of Tsarist Russia, causing him to lose faith in God entirely
>Had to resort to banditry because post-Bolshevik Russia was poor and impoverished, rising up the ranks until he got into his Uncle Joe seat by being one ruthless son of a gun
His reign was basically a 50 some-odd year middle finger to the idea of Christian morality and all the things the Tsar stood for.
>how are tankies not social conservatives
>gave you the reason, they're baby leftists
I'll rephrase my question so you may be able to understand it this time.
Exactly what social policies do Tankies commonly share that aren't conservative?
His fault for not staying in Georgia.
You truly are /pol/ with dates. Stalin was a ruthless dictator but he wasn't in the least incompetent.
Also Holodomor was a kulak inside job, go read a fucking book. Genocide my ass
How did he not?
G-GEORGIA YES!