• Karyoplasma
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    8 months ago

    The only thing Stalin had in common with the Nazis was that he was a socialist. But like many oppressive figures, he only liked the idea of socialism because it traps your underlings into dependency which makes them easier to control under a tyrannical rule.

    “He committed atrocities” is not the definition of being a Nazi. If that’s your definition, that’s non-standard and people will misunderstand your points.

    • @nymwit@lemm.ee
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      308 months ago

      oh wow my first “nazis were socialists” post on lemmy. [bender taking photo “neat”] Place is getting big. I mean that’s how you know you made it to the big leagues.

      • @Illuminostro@lemmy.world
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        68 months ago

        Just like North Korea is democratic. “It’s right there in the name! The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea!” /s, for the stupid.

      • Karyoplasma
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        28 months ago

        Read the sentence right after the first. Context is important.

        I enjoyed the Futurama reference tho.

    • @Zoboomafoo@lemmy.world
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      98 months ago

      “He committed atrocities” is not the definition of being a Nazi. If that’s your definition, that’s non-standard and people will misunderstand your points.

      That’s the nicest “stop making shit up motherfucker” I’ve seen

    • He was a fascist authoritarian dictator who committed countless atrocities under the guise of “socialism”. He is very much like Hitler, historically. But no, he wasn’t a “Nazi”.

      • @LillyPip@lemmy.ca
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        88 months ago

        Stalin wasn’t fascist, though. Authoritarian, yes; dictator, yes. Fascism is specifically a far-right ideology, though. It’s not synonymous with authoritarianism or totalitarianism, though those terms overlap.

      • Karyoplasma
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        18 months ago

        This is what I wanted to express. Thank you for making the effort to understand my post.