“I consider it completely unimportant who in the party will vote, or how; but what is extraordinarily important is this—who will count the votes, and how." Joseph Stalin - Chapter 5: "Memoirs of Stalin's Former Secretary," published in 1980, Paris

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[–]EndlessSunflowers[S] 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (7 children)

There is debate about this quote, so I linked it to an article that discusses it
It still rings true regardless
I'm just pissed today about Iowa!
although sadly not too surprised either
shadow inc is straight up stealing the Bern!

[–]steaknpotatoes 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (6 children)

The irony and karma considering how much Bernie and his ilk romanticize the horrible corrupt USSR

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

isn't bernie more into trotsky

[–]somercet 3 insightful - 3 fun3 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 3 fun -  (2 children)

A Trotsky is just a Stalin out of power.

[–]Jesus 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

No, not really. Stalin was mush more nationalistic than Trotsky.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

why out of power though. He wanted russia to spread worldwide socialism, stalin believed in socialism in one country. They supported some east erupe countries and cuba and such but Trotsky rightly predicted capitalist countries would bribe russian leaders and corruption would bring the country to ruin.

[–]Jesus 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I think you mean Kristol and the neotrotskyites or neocons.

[–]JasonCarswell 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Nonsense.