Posted on 04/22/2008 7:49:49 PM PDT by John Semmens
Russia's lower house of parliament passed a resolution absolving former dictator Josef Stalin from a charge of genocide. The allegations of genocide stemmed from Stalin’s murder of the Kulaks during the 1930s.
“Hitler killed millions to promote his dream of fascist world conquest,” asserted Majority Leader, Lev Dupovich. “Stalin liquidated the enemies of Communism. It was a completely different thing.”
To further his argument, Dupovich pointed out that “Unlike Hitler’s victims Stalin’s were of more varied ethnic backgrounds. Stalin’s terror was more random. It didn’t matter what race or religion a person was. If Stalin felt you were a danger to the revolution he took measures to head off any trouble. So, as anyone can see, the term genocide is totally inappropriate.”
Dupovich complained that statistics indicating Stalin killed more (estimated 40 million) than Hitler (estimated 20 million) are “an unfair comparison.” “Hitler was in power for only 12 years,” Dupovich reminded. “Stalin ruled for nearly 30 years. So, the annual toll for Hitler was nearly 1.7 million, whereas for Stalin it was only 1.4 million. Stalin ought to get some credit for killing fewer than he could have, given his opportunity. He showed more forbearance than he had to.”
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