Comment on .ml has got to be the only place on earth where I'd get downvoted for a comment like this

• T00l_shed@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I mean, Stalin was a dictator

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  • frisbird@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    www.cia.gov/…/CIA-RDP80-00810A006000360009-0.pdf

    Even in Stalin’s time there was collective leadership. The Western idea of a dictator within the Communist setup is exaggerated. Misunderstandings on that subject are caused by a lack of comprehension of the real nature and organization of the Communist’s power structure. Stalin, although holding wide powers, was merely captain of a team

    Source: The C.I.A.

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    • T00l_shed@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Oh, is the cia a trust worthy source? I keep getting mixed messages from ml

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      • Pissed@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        When it comes to the governments they’re spying on, I’d say yeah it’s a decent source. Whether ALL agents who were spying on the USSR were saying this is a different matter.

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