And Republicans claim that the US is a Christian nation all the time, despite half the Founding Fathers being either atheists or at least agnostic and specifically and expressly stating that the US is not beholden to any one religion.
I am in no way defending Putin or Stalin, but just because he claims to be honoring a former leader doesn’t mean that he actually is. So long as it suits the propaganda narrative, people like him, the Republicans, and Israel will claim whatever they want about history.
demonsword@lemmy.world 2 months ago
There isn’t a iota of marxism in Russia’s Putin. It may be authoritarian, but Russia ain’t stalinist.
mrdown@lemmy.world 2 months ago
He literally praised Stalin legacy multiple time
EldritchFeminity@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 months ago
And Republicans claim that the US is a Christian nation all the time, despite half the Founding Fathers being either atheists or at least agnostic and specifically and expressly stating that the US is not beholden to any one religion.
I am in no way defending Putin or Stalin, but just because he claims to be honoring a former leader doesn’t mean that he actually is. So long as it suits the propaganda narrative, people like him, the Republicans, and Israel will claim whatever they want about history.
mrdown@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Besides not being a maxist leninist. I don’t see that much difference between Putin and Stalin