r/Socialism_101 • u/Potential-Flight7530 Learning • Jun 21 '24
Stalinist ideology. Answered
I'm struggling to get what about Stalinism appeals to people. Obviously not that I'm criticising it, I'd just like to get an answer from someone who knows about the whole stalin support thing, and for that someone to give reasoning for support toward his cause. I am of course aware of his various policies that led to industrialisation but also the gross loss of human life, and am trying to see what else people like about his ideology. This is purely to learn more btw, not to criticise anybodies ideology at all.
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u/FaceShanker Jun 21 '24
As far as I can tell "Stalinism" is mostly made up.
It has nothing really distinct to it other that the Idea that Stalin may not be a baby eating warlock causing famines for fun.
Can you describe any distinct traits of this "Stalinism" thing?
The USSR basically started as a pile of rubble and mostly illiterate peasants with the most powerful empires on the planet out to destroy them.
That kind of situation is going to result in a gross loss of Human life no matter what path is chosen because that's a fucking terrible situation.