Nah. I think Lenin was a communist. A reactionary asshole, a traitor to the revolution, but genuinely a communist, thought he was doing the right thing, and a hell of an administrator.
I think Castro was a communist. Not as big on democracy as he could’ve been, fucked up on queer issues until right near the end¹, but genuinely into the communism.
Stalin was a gangster in disposition. An opportunist. What Stalin believed in was power, terror, and himself. He was as much a communist as napoleon Bonaparte or al Capone.
¹and credit where due, turned hard, got basically all of it right. Later than id like, but ahead of like every other state.
Nah. I think Lenin was a communist. A reactionary asshole, a traitor to the revolution, but genuinely a communist, thought he was doing the right thing, and a hell of an administrator.
I think Castro was a communist. Not as big on democracy as he could’ve been, fucked up on queer issues until right near the end¹, but genuinely into the communism.
Stalin was a gangster in disposition. An opportunist. What Stalin believed in was power, terror, and himself. He was as much a communist as napoleon Bonaparte or al Capone.
¹and credit where due, turned hard, got basically all of it right. Later than id like, but ahead of like every other state.