MELLONcholly

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an actual question that *may* come off as inflammatory about Stalin. in c/asklemmygrad@lemmygrad.ml
[–] MELLONcholly@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thanks! I'll look into that. I apologize for using BBC as a source. As a recovering liberal, it was one of the few news sources I had access to that wasn't Fox News and I'm finding it hard to find better sources in the US. I'm finding Ground News is helpful, but even that app doesn't really include any communist sources, just a bunch of US news sources

an actual question that *may* come off as inflammatory about Stalin. in c/asklemmygrad@lemmygrad.ml
[–] MELLONcholly@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

This is why I posted this question! I had no idea my sources were basically sponsored by the CIA. I appreciate the book recommendations. I realize that 50's Cuba and WW2 USSR are fundamentally different due to almost every aspect from time to culture, I was just confused as to why it seemed like Stalin is exalted while nobody mentions Fidel when (due to bad and/or misinformed information) Stalin seemed like a more brutal....dictator? Is that the right word? I'll definitely read those books, thanks again

an actual question that *may* come off as inflammatory about Stalin. in c/asklemmygrad@lemmygrad.ml
[–] MELLONcholly@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I get that, but this was also meant as an actual question, it's nice to see some of these posts direct me to better information while explaining what's wrong with the information and sources I have. I live in the US, so it's hard to not only find some neutral sources, but also figure out which ones are propaganda for either side, and which ones aren't without knowing where to start. Some of the replies on this have been extremely informative and a great eye opening experience, while others (I'm guessing) assume that I'm just another liberal trying to attack communism. Which is wrong, I'm just a new tankie with outdated and wrong information trying to understand this community a bit more.

an actual question that *may* come off as inflammatory about Stalin. in c/asklemmygrad@lemmygrad.ml
an actual question that *may* come off as inflammatory about Stalin. in c/asklemmygrad@lemmygrad.ml
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an actual question that may come off as inflammatory about Stalin. (lemmygrad.ml)
 

Once again, this is an actual question; and I'm hoping to broaden my horizons and have a good conversation or two. I'm relatively new to commie subs, still trying to read political theory to figure out which one I like the most, so this might come off as uneducated. But why am I seeing so many positive posts about Stalin, followed by some comments that boil down to "Stalin was good, if you think he wasn't, that's just western propaganda" I'm thinking of the post that mentioned the 1921 Soviet Famine as a specific example. I know that Stalin didn't create the famine, it was a byproduct of almost a decade of war, unrest, and a ton of other factors. But Stalin did do some bad shit. Things like sending 14 million people to gulags to work as slave labor, and killing millions more in his purges. I would argue that he used communism to become an authoritarian. Similar to how Putin is ruling now, stuffing ballot boxes, starting wars, and pushing propaganda. (I realize that we get pushed propaganda, too in the form of faux news, MSNBC, and most media outlets. I don't wish to have a discussion that boils down to "we do it too, you just don't see it")