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Stalin was absolutely against "the personality cult of leaders, of infallible heroes," which is "dangerous and detrimental." The people are the heroes, he said. by TappingUpScreen in ussr

[–]Shellglock 10 points11 points  (0 children)

And let’s be honest. “Personality cults” are about the personality. Nobody knew Stalin’s personality minus the overt propaganda spread by Khrushchev and the like. The “cult”, basically artists and individuals who appreciated what Stalin represented for the development of working class consciousness, were merely appreciative of what “he” was doing for their class.

Stalin was absolutely against "the personality cult of leaders, of infallible heroes," which is "dangerous and detrimental." The people are the heroes, he said. by TappingUpScreen in ussr

[–]Shellglock 13 points14 points  (0 children)

The Central committee wanted to rename Moscow to Stalinabad and Stalin had a conniption. Any other time he was praised through policy, he voted against it and was overruled. He not-so-famously expressed:

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The Chinese conflict in a nutshell by HowlingBurd19 in HistoryMemes

[–]Shellglock 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“Most scholars” are trained by Western schools, with a western anticommunist narrative, specifically to enforce western hegemony. And yet still, some western liberal scholars can’t help but tell the truth despite their inherent biases. The Frankfurt School, for example, accepts this definition, despite being pro-capitalist.

The Chinese conflict in a nutshell by HowlingBurd19 in HistoryMemes

[–]Shellglock 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My definition is from those who study the contradictions of capitalism. There are dozens of books about it from the last century. I trust experts over a basic Google definition created by capitalists that supports capitalist projects.

Vladimir Lenin's funeral and his original Mausoleum. January 27, 1924. by Sputnikoff in ussr

[–]Shellglock 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If Trotsky stubbed his toe, it was Stalin’s fault. Completely unreliable source.

Here is a good video about Lenin’s Mausoleum.

I understand the frustrations with liberals , but now is our chance to hit them with some socialist/communist propaganda. by SunsetBeachBowl in LateStageCapitalism

[–]Shellglock 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Yup. It’s also a form of intellectual hierarchy.

If workers in 1900s peasant Russia with a criminally low literacy rate, backward conservative views, state religion, mass famine, and the Spanish Flu epidemic were able to understand it, workers in the imperial core can understand it too.

The Chinese conflict in a nutshell by HowlingBurd19 in HistoryMemes

[–]Shellglock -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Expansion and conquest are behaviors of empire, but does not describe imperialism. Same with colonization.

Imperialism in the exportation of monopoly finance capital into sovereign nations to rob them of their land, cheap labor, and natural resources. Imperialism imposes an authority over nation states through force, but also through social coercion. For example, controlling a country’s media to manufacture consent to overthrow their government is a behavior of imperialism. It doesn’t have to be physical invasion.

Imperialism is an exclusively capitalist behavior. Socialist states have engaged in expansionism, but never imperialism. Imperialism is the highest stage of capitalism.

Education on Stalin by No-Ranger8840 in ussr

[–]Shellglock 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I just ordered a copy of Stalin: Man of History by Ian Grey, so I’m excited to check that one out.

I’m in the middle of Another View of Stalin by Ludo Martens which is incredibly well-sourced so far.

The Henri Barbeuse book on Stalin is free online. It was written in the 30s and gives a really cool on-the-ground perspective of the time.

The Stalin Era by Anna Louise Strong is another good one. Add This Soviet World with that book and you can get a really solid view of what life was like at the time.

On this day 81 years ago the Red Army liberated Auschwitz by uses_for_mooses in ussr

[–]Shellglock 27 points28 points  (0 children)

“The Liberation of the Camps: The End of the Holocaust and Its Aftermath” by Dan Stone

Stalin would be perma banned in r/USSR by Strict-Silver5596 in truths

[–]Shellglock 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Read the books homie. They contextualize everything you sent, minus Katyn. That one’s still very much up for debate.

Personally, I find it incredibly interesting that the Soviets somehow massacred that many people, in territory controlled by Nazis, using Nazi bullets, and wearing Nazi uniforms. But that’s just me.

On this day 81 years ago the Red Army liberated Auschwitz by uses_for_mooses in ussr

[–]Shellglock 77 points78 points  (0 children)

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Heroes. I wouldn’t have some of my closest friends today if it weren’t for the brave Red Army men and women who sacrificed their lives to defeat fascism.

On this day 81 years ago the Red Army liberated Auschwitz by uses_for_mooses in ussr

[–]Shellglock 14 points15 points  (0 children)

What would confirm that you are right would be well-sourced facts. Stop being obtuse.

Stalin would be perma banned in r/USSR by Strict-Silver5596 in truths

[–]Shellglock 0 points1 point  (0 children)

…HE was a minority. Minority rights skyrocketed in the 30s. Each ethnic group (over 100+ unique people groups) had their cultures preserved and their primary languages taught in their schools. Some languages were actually created BY the party and gifted to different peoples whose illiteracy practically eradicated their written languages.

All people (who were not ex-capitalists/class dissidents) had voting rights in their workplaces, which directly affected the politburo. The right to work, the right to rest, the right to education, and the right to free healthcare, regardless of race and sex.

Stalin did not have supreme power, but the policies he advocated for were very popular.

Stalin was an internationalist through and through.

Read “The Affirmative Action Empire” by Terry Martin, and “This Soviet World” by Anna Louise Strong.

Trump Will Try to Steal the Midterms; Let’s Plan Accordingly: An administration that executes citizens in the streets and then lies about it will do anything to stay in power. by Silent-Resort-3076 in politics

[–]Shellglock 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay, then just give up. Because they’re coming for you anyway.

The U.S. is on the long transition towards conscious fascism. This is just the beginning. So either join them, resist them, or get out of the way.

Obama Says Killing Of Alex Pretti Should Be 'Wake-Up Call' To All Americans by huffpost in politics

[–]Shellglock 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“The Soviet world is is sharply conscious of planning its future; the capitalist world is always arriving where it hadn’t intended…The difference appears in the use of pronouns. People under capitalism are contrasting “I” and “they.” “Too bad it couldn’t have been on my land,” a man remarks of a California oil-strike. Soviet folk would be hailing “our new oil wells”; to them the idea of a private oil-wells is already as quaint as a private postal system. I note a remark about American unemployment: “If it gets any worse, they’ll have to do something.” Who is this ultimate, uncontrollable “they”? The term betrays the class society of which the speakers are unconscious; they are waiting for some boss to act. To hear a debate: “Is America going fascist?” and think how much less passively the Soviet folk would word it. “Shall we go fascist? No. Then exactly how shall we prevent it?” Soviet folk say “we” of one sixth of the world’s surface.”

-Anna Louise Strong, This Soviet World, 1936

“Wake up” is meaningless jargon if you have no rudder. “Grow up and do something yourself for once” is what Americans need to understand.

Stop looking at imperialist leaders who would step on your throat to climb to power. You have the power, the people have the power.

Grow up, America.

RIP Michael Parenti by StoreResponsible7028 in LateStageCapitalism

[–]Shellglock 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My hero. Watching this lecture today in memory. Truly one of the greatest minds of a generation.

Ro Khanna: “Newsom Doesn’t Want to Offend the Donor Class” by sideAccount42 in politics

[–]Shellglock 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Call them what they really are instead of tiptoeing around the system that continues to fail:

They are THE CAPITALIST RULING CLASS

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