lostclause said:
Umm, Lie one is wrong. They are left and right wing, they're just opposite in names and methods. Just because they have a couple of similarities doesn't mean they're not opposites (for example they're both governments!) Edit: If you don't agree with this comment please read the elaboration further down before commenting.
Lie two is also wrong. Europe was under soviet yoke for longer than just stalin, and even so 'better' is not something that can be measured in body counts. Also you're forgetting perspective, it was better for say Jews bacuase just about anything was better than the nazi's.
I was never taught 3 or 4 so I'll keep quiet on them.
Okay. You'vew been brainwashed, sorta. The political spectrum has 4 extreme ends: Communist, conservative, libertarian and anarchist. Stalinism is communism in practicality. (The difference between communism and socialism is that communism is a societal utopia, socialism is an economic system(its opposite is capitalism)) National socialism is NOT the opposite of communism or stalinist socialism. They are inversions of each other, mirror images, so to speak. Both systems support exteme goverment power, control religion, have a centalised power structure, control the economy and control all media. The funny thing that some beleve them to be opposites is due to the fact that fascism rose as a counter reaction to the rise of the communist Soviet union in the 20s.
Here's a diagram to elaborate: http://www.politicalcompass.org/images/axeswithnames.gif
I suppose you know who Friedman is, since you've dared to open your mouth here.
Next, to believe soviet controlled eastern europe was somehow better than nazi contolled, is crooked. You have heard of terrible ethnic cleansings commited by the SS, but not of the ones committed by the red army. Yes, Stalin and later Hurstsev, divided people by their roots, exterminated others, sent others to siberia, forced some to move to another counrty to break connections to their families. All this with only one goal in mind: creating the perfect human: Homo Sovieticus, the dull minded tireless worker with no will of its own and uttermost loyality to only one: the communist party. Now that sounds familiar, doesn't it? Yes, the "ideal human"- idea was similar in Nazism and Stalinism, only the Soviet was purposed to produce more tracktors, and the Fascist was supposed to be an obedient soldier. The model for a woman was a breeding machine in both systems.
You say it was better for the jewish communities? (or what was left of them). Well, consider this: the jews were often merchants or bankers, both professions deal with money and altogether have a strong idea on personal possessions. Pretty much opposite to the soviet idea of the division of wealth. All jews still remaining in soviet areas were stripped of their rights to do business or gain any wealth. Many of the jews had connections to the USA ant the newborn state of israel, due to migration after WW2. Thus, they were always suspects on the "enemies of the party"- list.
And even before uncle Joe had claimed all of eastern europe, in poland, he halted the advance of the red army before the gates of warsaw, so that the SS could exterminate the locals, who had started an uprising against the nazis, with hopes of allied help. Stalin, however, denied British and American planed carrying supplies and weapons access to soviet airports in Poland, so any help sent by the western allies never reached its destination. The red army stormed Warsaw only after the local jewish community had been wiped out, the rebellion liquidated and the SS retreated to the west. Stalin wanted the jews out of the way. Altogether soviet controlled areas were a hellhole, ethnic and polotical purges were committed widely by the party and freedom was dead. This is rarely spoken of, since the word barely ever got out. Plus, the Soviets just happened to win the war, so nobody bothered, and everyone was too busy bashing the germans. A similar occasion is the bombing of germany. The USAF and the RAF reduced many cities to rubble and thousands lost their lives. This was widely ignored, since uncle Sam too gave Adolf a whooping.
THe politically correct nonsense thaught in schools nowadays is dangerous. Go to your local library and seek the "history" section. If you want to learn, you have to find out for yourself
