>>2506171>Stalin is as bad as the Nazis as it was an ethnic cleansing from how it's described by western liberal historians1. It was ethnic deportations, like it or not- but if you're seeking morality from western liberal historians you probably know they're as hypocritical, in the sense they'll condemn Stalin, but not George Washington, Biden, The Clintons, Obama or Churchill- who, if we lived in a just world, would be on trial at the Hague.
2. While Stalin has a lot to answer for in terms of the ethnic deportations, homophobic laws, betrayal of communists in Greece/Spain, the backing of bourgoise republicans/factions in China/Spain over the communists and his anti-abortion laws, Stalin was, and objectively IS better than the Nazis.
Point to me where Stalin ordered the mass
enslavements of entire populations.
Point to me where Stalin collaborated with private companies to lead anti-union movements.
Point to me where Stalin reduced women within his government as mere brood maids and mothers.
Stalin, and the USSR more broadly, had a hand in backing partisan groups in Eastern Europe/parts of the Balkans.
The USSR, even under Stalin, had
some degree of democracy and land reform, wheras the Nazis were a totalitarian empire with virtually no suffrage at all- dedicated entirely to fuherprinzip.
And thirdly, let's not forget- Stalin, although certainly having a hand in these ethnic deportations, he was only part of the larger cog. We can't deny that it was folks like Beria who also had an equal hand in such a fucked policy.
Finally, the soviet union actually APOLOGISED and gave reparations to most of these ethnic groups- after Stalin died.
Can any of these so-called Western Liberal Historians point where the USA, France, Australia or god forbid, THE UK did anything similar?
Of course not.
Stalin may have been a douchebag, but he was never a Nazi nor anywhere near equivalent to one. And pointing out his crimes isn't conceding grounds to libs- addressing the truth and learning not to repeat it is a principle any communist worth their salt ought to adhere to. Can the same be said for Liberals?