Stalin being personally homophobic and supporting homophobic legislation is bad and absolutely true (unlike many characterizations of him and others), but taking him as a historical figure and considering things like leading the liberation of the death camps and destruction of Nazi Germany, along with an overall massive increase in the Soviet quality of life and doing other things like famine relief in India and supporting communists around the world, we must recognize him as a historically progressive figure.
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The “it is fair to say that the USSR stance was no different than the stance of the United States during the same time” stance would get a lot of agreement on Hexbear. We’ll go to bat for the many good things the USSR did, but we’re more than happy to criticize it (or China, or Cuba, etc.) where appropriate. One of the most-cited books on Hexbear – Blackshirts and Reds by Michael Parenti (big recommend, by the way) – has at least a whole chapter (maybe even a whole section, can’t remember) on criticisms of the USSR.
Super jealous you’ve been to Cuba – hope I can go one day!