[ExI] why not stalin?
Ben Zaiboc
benzaiboc at proton.me
Sun Oct 18 19:52:17 UTC 2026
On 18/10/2026 18:22, spike asked:
> We have seen the current POTUS compared to King George III, to Hitler, to Mussolini, but never Stalin. Why not Stalin?
Because for some inexplicable reason, people think that Hitler was worse than Stalin. Which of course is rubbish.
For that matter, why not Mao?
Because for some inexplicable reason, people think that Stalin was worse than Mao. Which of course is rubbish.
OR:
Maybe it's just that most people in the west are more familiar with Hitler and his actions than the other, much worse, guys.
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Ben
"The world will not be destroyed by those who do evil, but by those who watch them without doing anything." - Pablo Casals, via Albert Einstein
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