Communisim's making a comeback

Firetooth · August 11, 2011, 05:50:03 AM

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Pippin · August 11, 2011, 06:05:40 AM

yey

Rakefur · August 11, 2011, 06:17:23 AM

Huh?

Krowdon · August 11, 2011, 09:52:00 AM

Stalin was a communist leader in Soviet Russia.

Kilkenne · August 11, 2011, 10:01:23 AM

And had 20ish million people killed! For those counting at home, that's more than the Hitler. The more you know.

Krowdon · August 11, 2011, 10:02:51 AM

I think I knew that, but they taught more about Hitler in school.

Kilkenne · August 11, 2011, 10:05:41 AM

Hitler's an easier enemy to understand in terms of why he did a thing, and it's useful to have a more easily understood evil personto vilify. Not saying that he wasn't someone you /should/ vilify, but people tend to ignore Stalin in education, regarding how awful he really was. It's very strange. The fundamentals of Soviet life are still neat.

Krowdon · August 11, 2011, 10:07:46 AM

I guess you have a point there.

Stalin was the one who died from old age, right?

Firetooth · August 11, 2011, 10:09:43 AM

No, he wet himself and had a stroke. ;) (I think? Some people think he was poisoned. Who knows? He'd been at a film or something, when he got home said not to be disturbed and was found delirious on the floor in his own mess if I recall correctly)

Btw, Mao killed more then Hitler and Stalin put together. Now HE was a ruthless (and idiotic) dictator! Even if like half those deaths were actually accidental.

Krowdon · August 11, 2011, 10:10:52 AM

accidental?

Kilkenne · August 11, 2011, 10:11:16 AM

He had a stroke, but he was pretty feeble by the time he'd died anyhow, he had a medley of health concerns, same as most 74 year olds. Also Mao's violence was a lot more accidental and unorganized, then again he really never believed in Communism or whatnot anyhow. His whole rise was just a power grab.

Firetooth · August 11, 2011, 10:12:38 AM

Quote from: Krowdon on August 11, 2011, 10:10:52 AM
accidental?

read the edit. :P Some people think this guy killed him:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lavrentiy_Beria

Quote from: Kilkenne on August 11, 2011, 10:11:16 AM
He had a stroke, but he was pretty feeble by the time he'd died anyhow, he had a medley of health concerns, same as most 74 year olds. Also Mao's violence was a lot more accidental and unorganized, then again he really never believed in Communism or whatnot anyhow. His whole rise was just a power grab.

Yeah. Mao was pretty stupid. "I know, I'll plant crops close together so we can grow more!"

Krowdon · August 11, 2011, 10:24:02 AM

You have to rotate your crops, you know. you cant grow potatoes all the time.

Kilkenne · August 11, 2011, 10:25:48 AM

Actually you -can- grow potatoes all the time. They're suited for awful soil. You can't grow Corn all the time, though. Or sugar cane, etc.

The Great Leap Forward is my favorite Mao time. Everyone melt down your pots and suchforth for community iron! How will we eat? I don't know, figure it out!

Krowdon · August 11, 2011, 10:27:37 AM

I have learned something about potatoes today.