Top 10 Things That Spring to Mind Whenever Somebody Mentions Communism
Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin was a Georgian dictator, and was the leader of the Soviet Union from the mid-1920s until his death in 1953. Holding the post of the General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, he was effectively the dictator of the state. Stalin in the first place explains a lot. For a long time I could not understand why everyone thinks of the Soviet Union as if it was constantly in 1937 (during the Stalinist purges). Later, I was surprised to learn that most people had never heard of the condemnation of the Stalin personality cult in 1956 and the massive liberalization in the 1950s and 1960s under Khrushchev and Brezhnev, known as "warming". Even under Stalin, the communists were not exactly "Kill You If You Speak", while the Soviet Union of the 1950s - 1990s was very, very far from these stereotypes.
This is how propaganda works.
Best leader the Soviet union had.
That's what he said
The only accurate thing that springs to mind
One of the most known communist countries in all of history.
But still, since Stalin lives in a palace while others doesn't, I don't think they are pure communist.
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea, also known as North Korea, is a country in Eastern Asia. Its capital is Pyongyang. It is currently ruled by the Juche leader Kim Jong-Un, after inheriting the title from his father, Kim Jong-Il, who in turn inherited it from his father, Kim Il-Sung.North Korea's population as of February 18th, 2017 is 25,360,273.
North Korea is the third most... read more
Yeah more of a cult.
The Leaders are worshipped and only one can be voted for the one that is in power till he dies.
They follow inhumane laws.
Not really a communist country
Karl Heinrich Marx ( 5 May 1818 – 14 March 1883) was a German philosopher, critic of political economy, economist, historian, sociologist, political theorist, journalist and socialist revolutionary. His best-known titles are the 1848 pamphlet The Communist Manifesto and the four-volume Das Kapital (1867–1883). Marx's political and philosophical thought had enormous influence on subsequent intellectual,... read more So is that why people have vandalised the statue?
He invented it, so yeah.
Bernard "Bernie" Sanders is an independent American Senator from Vermont and was a candidate for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States in the 2016 and 2020 elections. *Sigh* looks like some delusional trump supporter added this.Bernie is a Social Democrat and I follow that.
At least, in theory. USSR communism was way too radical while SFR Yugoslavia was better