FULL TITLE: Stalin is named 'the most outstanding person' in history pushing Putin into second place in a Russian poll despite executing more than a million people and starving nearly ten million more
1 posted on
06/26/2017 4:17:23 PM PDT by
Fitzy_888
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To: Fitzy_888
“Education is a weapon whose effects depend on who holds it in his hands and at whom it is aimed.” - Joseph Stalin
2 posted on
06/26/2017 4:17:56 PM PDT by
Fitzy_888
("ownership society")
To: Fitzy_888
They are trained from birth to fear the rest of the world and Stalin’s aggression made them feel safe and strong.
To: Fitzy_888
4 posted on
06/26/2017 4:22:05 PM PDT by
yldstrk
(My heroes have always been cowboys)
To: Fitzy_888
5 posted on
06/26/2017 4:24:29 PM PDT by
Seruzawa
(FABOL)
To: Fitzy_888
Great, now Putin will seek to regain first place.
How many lives will that cost?
6 posted on
06/26/2017 4:26:27 PM PDT by
BitWielder1
(I'd rather have Unequal Wealth than Equal Poverty.)
To: Fitzy_888
This was a subject of considerable debate in the university course on the Russian Revolution I took back in the early 1990s, concerning whether Stalin was a positive or negative force in that country’s history. Without question, you could certainly talk about the horrible crimes against humanity that he and his bunch committed, but it was also mentioned that he greatly helped the Russians resist German aggression and occupation in World War II.
7 posted on
06/26/2017 4:26:58 PM PDT by
OttawaFreeper
("If I had to go to war again, I'd bring lacrosse players" Conn Smythe)
To: BroJoeK
This is how it’s done. Propaganda makes someone great after the fact.
8 posted on
06/26/2017 4:28:25 PM PDT by
DiogenesLamp
("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
To: Fitzy_888
Putin will have to work a bit harder.
To: Fitzy_888
Soviet leader Josef Stalin has been named the most outstanding person in history in a Russian poll despite executing more than a million people many millions of people in political purges.
10 posted on
06/26/2017 4:29:20 PM PDT by
The_Media_never_lie
(Is it not too late to appoint a special counsel to investigate Hillary's crimes?z)
To: Fitzy_888
Communists sure have a high regard of themselves.
11 posted on
06/26/2017 4:31:35 PM PDT by
xp38
To: Fitzy_888
Throughout history the most important aspect of a “good king” was that he won wars. If he lost his people would be conquered, killed or enslaved. Richard the Lionheart is widely considered one of England’s greatest kings despite that he didn’t speak English, and never spent more than a few months in England, and left a nearly bankrupt country. Why? He won wars. That’s what I see here.
14 posted on
06/26/2017 4:36:50 PM PDT by
Hugin
(Conservatism without Nationalism is a fraud.)
To: Fitzy_888
Russia has always been a country ruled by barbarians.
Make ya wonder if they actually enjoy it.
15 posted on
06/26/2017 4:40:32 PM PDT by
crz
To: Fitzy_888
Stalin did a super job leading the Soviet Union, if you are into mass murder on the class of millions that is, and torture, imprisonment, suppression of all freedoms, secret police, corruption, inflicting poverty on entire nations. But other than that - what is there to not like?
To: Fitzy_888
I’m just glad to see that it is not an American poll.
(Yet)
24 posted on
06/26/2017 4:57:27 PM PDT by
right way right
(May we remain sober over mere men, for God really is our one and only true hope.)
To: Fitzy_888; All
Interesting. Thanks to every poster. BUMP!
25 posted on
06/26/2017 4:59:29 PM PDT by
PGalt
To: Fitzy_888
From the Russians perspective Stalin saved the nation from Nazism. He was a very bad person but even Roosevelt worked with him to win the war. Russia lost 20 Million souls and Damn near lost the war. Arguably if not for Stalin Hitler would have literally taken over the world. enemies are relative.
To: Fitzy_888
I’d certainly rather be dealing with Putin than Stalin. Where did Nikita Khrushchev place?
28 posted on
06/26/2017 5:07:49 PM PDT by
McGruff
(If you tell a lie and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it.)
To: Fitzy_888
I voted for Boris Badenov.
29 posted on
06/26/2017 5:08:29 PM PDT by
mfish13
(Elections have Consequences.)
To: Fitzy_888
Starved 7+ million to death.
33 posted on
06/26/2017 5:52:25 PM PDT by
jacknhoo
(Luke 12:51; Think ye, that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, no; but separation.)
To: Fitzy_888
Sadly 20 Million weren’t polled /s
43 posted on
06/26/2017 7:05:52 PM PDT by
deek69
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