• Candelestine@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    No, I know several things about him. He had a very large moustache for instance.

    Perhaps you could educate me on these accounts you are describing? I clearly am unfamiliar with them, otherwise I would not be asking you about them.

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      1 year ago

      You made the claim, you should back it.

      Or you should acknowledge that you don’t know what you’re talking about.

      Either way works for me. ♥️

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        1 year ago

        What claim did I make that I now need to back? That Stalin took over the USSR, or something else?

        Regardless, I can’t help but point out how obviously you are avoiding my single, very reasonable question.

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          1 year ago

          What claim did I make that I now need to back?

          a Stalin that takes advantage of the situation to seize power.

          You don’t get to duck my question by asking a question.

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              1 year ago

              You quoted part of a sentence. That was part of a question. Questions and claims are not the same things.

              It was not a question. This is the full quote of your original claim:

              Figure out a way to implement communism without creating a Stalin that takes advantage of the situation to seize power, and we can talk.

              Your implications are:

              • that Stalin was bad.
              • that Stalin wrongly “seized power”.
              • that Stalin wrongly held onto power.

              I asked: “If Stalin was so intent on seizing power, why’d he try to resign so much?”. I think that neutralizes all three of your implied claims.

              You have not answered.

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                  I don’t agree that you have.

                  I’ve seen you make unsupported speculations as to what caused him to resign, and why those resignations were refused.

                  It’s ok to admit that you don’t know what you’re talking about.

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                    1 year ago

                    I think my argument about how it’s not actually physically possible to be unable to resign was rather compelling.

                    Regardless I have answered your question, even if you dislike my answer. I have certainly tried at least. Can you answer mine yet?