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Ani Sweitzer's avatar

I lived under the dictatorship of Enver Hoxha who was friends with Russian and Chinese dictators. I know that feeling of paranoia about people getting in trouble over little things. That's why I could smell dictatorship with Trump in every move he made before it was evident to others. But, it's one of those things as they say here. IYKYK

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Tamara's avatar

Great stories, and "Death of Stalin" is a great movie, I absolutely love it without forgetting that in fact that was the atmosphere at the time...fear of not doing the right thing at the right time could have cost you a lot.

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Tai's avatar

What sends me to an incandescent rage is in the Fremont neighborhood of Seattle, there is a Lenin statue erected after someone purchased it from Slovakia or another Warsaw Pact country after the Cold War.

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Ian Alterman's avatar

As Garry implies, Hitler was a piker next to Stalin (and Mao). According to Rudolph Rummel - the world's leading authority on collective death, genocide, etc. throughout history - the number of people killed or dead (as a result of his policies) under Mao was ~70 million. Under Stalin, it was 30-50 million, and under Hitler is was ~13 million.

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Dr. Maria's avatar

I can see how a movie about Stalin would be hilarious, particularly as referencing his great professed love of brotherhood and humanity :) :) :) Laughter is the one best therapy.

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Mary Mann's avatar

I really like listening to Garry!

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Anna Ch's avatar

Good advertisement of Death of Stalin. I will definitely watch it 😁

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