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Something something paradox of tolerance (midwest.social)
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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

That's hyperbole. Stalin got a pass back then strictly out of necessity in the ongoing war against the Axis powers. However that didn't mean people thought he was a good guy then, and neither does anyone but tankies nowadays either.