[lbo-talk] Dolan on Stalin

Luke Weiger lweiger at umich.edu
Mon Jun 20 11:56:07 PDT 2005


Chris Doss wrote:


> Not really that many. If by "Stalins" you mean mass-murderers with
personality cults, there's just Stalin himself (and his circle,
> by extension), Mao, and Pol Pot (and their circles, by extension). Maybe
Ceausescue? (I think Stalin was completely rational
> and not "batshit crazy" until at least the year or so before his death,
but that's another matter.)

That seems like a fair number in and of itself.

-- Luke



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