12-07-2016, 11:34 AM
(12-06-2016, 03:06 PM)Bengalzona Wrote: It was Trotsky who preached about world rebellion and exporting Communism (Trotskyism). Stalin wanted nothing to do with that. He wanted complete control of the Soviet Union with himself at the top ("Socialism in One Country"). Communism was only a tool for his totalitarian ambitions. The two fought about it after the Revolution. Stalin won and Trotsky was exiled. Eventually, Stalin had Trotsky assassinated in Mexico (with an ice pick).
Almost all Communist countries started around the world would follow the Stalinism model. It is one of the reasons why these countries require strongmen and cult of personality to make it work (Mao Tse Tung, Kim Il-Sung, Ho Chi Ming, Fidel Castro, etc.).
Cult of personality... I may need to start a thread where people are invited to delineate the similarities/differences between the guys you listed and Trump.
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