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[–] goat 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It is not the point, they are not using Stalin ironically. They legitimately believe Stalin was a good person despite the USSR's treatment towards queers and jews.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Do you have proof (or literally any evidence) of their "legitimate beliefs" of Stalin as a good person, or are you extrapolating an opinion you already believe and want to fight about from the use of a single emote? Because it certainly feels like the latter until you provide anything to back up your statement.

[–] goat -1 points 1 year ago

Have you not seen the hundreds of posts on this community?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I do think so too however I haven't seen stalin apologia in her posts, that's what seemed weird to me about this post

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Tankies as a group love to defend Stalin though, so the point still stands especially for an admin of a tankie community.

[–] goat 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

The point of the post is that it's ignorant to use Stalin positively when his regime killed queers and jews.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't think she uses it positively, she's just using the reaction image to show her sending to the "gulag" (banning) everyone with harsh opinions she and her communities don't share

[–] goat 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's using it positively dude, wtf are you on about