“Democrats have been doing that for years.”
While I’m not too hot on Stalin, I do find it interesting that ONLY NOW, with Putin their declared enemy, does our Left start to have a problem with Stalin.
If Putin were really looking to reestablish communism, The Guardian would be cheering. But he’s not.
The reality is that many Russians are frustrated with the status quo and are increasingly becoming more and more cynical when it comes to politics and its ability to make change. The thought of a strong man like Stalin that industrialized Russia, won the war, blah, blah, blah, is going to appeal to some of those people that simply want stuff to get done. Just human nature.
I say this while condemning everything that Stalin stood for and disagreeing with some of Putin’s methods of staying in power.