• He was a fascist authoritarian dictator who committed countless atrocities under the guise of “socialism”. He is very much like Hitler, historically. But no, he wasn’t a “Nazi”.

    • @LillyPip@lemmy.ca
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      78 months ago

      Stalin wasn’t fascist, though. Authoritarian, yes; dictator, yes. Fascism is specifically a far-right ideology, though. It’s not synonymous with authoritarianism or totalitarianism, though those terms overlap.

    • Karyoplasma
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      -48 months ago

      This is what I wanted to express. Thank you for making the effort to understand my post.