I believe in socialism, but I feel Stalin shouldn’t be idolised due to things like the Gulag.
I would like more people to become socialist, but I feel not condemning Stalin doesn’t help the cause.
I’ve tried to have a constructieve conversation about this, but I basically get angry comments calling me stupid for believing he did atrocious things.
That’s not how you win someone over.
I struggle to believe the Gulag etc. Never happened, and if it happened I firmly believe Stalin should be condemned.
@freagle @UltraGiGaGigantic the issue with those experiments is that the ruling system that has been in place since capitalisms inception has been actively trying to sabotage and destroy them as well. This is largely ignored by pro capitalist citizens and actively suppressed by the powerful proponents of capitalism.
Accurate point for sure, and something that needs to be repeated for people who believe systems succeed or fail by their virtues alone.