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[–] 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months 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.

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