Hitler falling into despair after recognizing the incredible scale of Soviet industry (hexbear.net)

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From the book "Stalin" the seminal work of Historian Domenico Losurdo

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[+] BeamBrain@hexbear.net 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

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[-] somename@hexbear.net 3 points 2 years ago

“Stalin fed the Russians by stealing the food from Ukrainians. Haven’t you heard of a little thing called Holodomor.”

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[-] drinkinglakewater@hexbear.net 3 points 2 years ago

Libs would twist this into "red fash tankies literally quoting Hitler to justify Stalinist Russia" or something

[-] Sephitard9001@hexbear.net 2 points 2 years ago

Exactly like the classic fallacy they love to use:

Lib cites public CIA talking point as proof we need to bomb X country. You say, "The CIA lies about this stuff all the time, here's an internal CIA memo where they discuss lying and controlling the media to generate fervor and consent for killing these other people" The lib says, "Aha, so the CIA isn't a trustworthy source but you're citing them here"

This way they can A. Dismiss criticism against CIA B. Maintain that the CIA is a trustworthy source. C. Prevent you from citing the CIA despite them supposedly believing it is trustworthy (when it says stuff they like).

[-] SimulatedLiberalism@hexbear.net 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I will remind you that the USSR restored its economy to pre-war standards in just 5 years, after losing 27 million people and incalculable cost of destruction, while keeping pensions and social safety nets intact, without relying on foreign aid and investments like the Marshall Plan, and without degrading workers’ rights and wages.

There is not a single country in the history of humanity that can even remotely approach this level of economic and social achievements. None.

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[-] Grandpa_garbagio@hexbear.net 1 points 2 years ago

this is indistinguishable from lovecraft-esque horror styles. which, yeah i know, makes sense. but also very funny