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696 - "Rabid capitalism in Stalin's Russia?!"

No, it's what lead to Stalin's Russia, uncontrolled serfdom/capitalism, which destroyed the economy, which lead to Stalin's USSR and the dictatorship of the proletariat.

DUH !!!

But that isn't what led to Stalin's Russia. The Czarist government ran a command economy, serfdom but not capitalism. And the economy was in pretty good shape, at least as good as any serf-state which has a vested interest in keeping a certain section of the people poor. And it didn't lead to Stalin's Russia, it lead to Lenin's Russia, Lenin's death and his lack of strong associates led to Stalin's Russia, and Stalin's rampant paranoia is what made Stalin's Russia so evil.

You've got the same problem trying to justify Mao. Capitalism isn't what Mao fought against, colonialism was what he overthrew.

And you're hosed on the Hitler issue since it was really the punishments inflicted on Germany after WWI that crippled their economy, combine that with a totally bizarre form of democracy they implimented which led to 4 national elections in 1 year and dozens of political parties that left the German people ready for war and fascism.

You try to blame everything on capitalism, but your sad attempts just show you know nothing about history, or what capitalism actually is.

Here are your quotes from #499 (emphasis added):

A bad economy and runaway inflation created Hitler. (I have a postage stamp for 3 billion marks), and caused him to purge millions of Jews, and caused WWII.

A bad economy caused Stalin to purge millions of Kulaks.

Mao Tse Tung killed millions in China because of the bad economy.

Read your own words. "A bad economy caused Stalin to purge millions of Kulaks."

That is an indefensible historical LIE.