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Originally posted by bilmore
Did you do all that in one breath?
Actually, the Revolution was a completely popular one, brought about by the crushing brutality of life under the Tzars. Once the Whites were on their way out, there was to be a haggis in every pot, free land for all, and the opportunity to take whatever you wanted from anyone who had more then you. Pretty compelling for a populace that was slowly starving to death.
Point is, Stalin had loads of popular suppport. He was just good at figuring out what sections he could do without. And then, of course, acting on that knowledge.
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I don't disagree with that. FWIW, my response was an attempt at humor re: Spanky's black/white historical classifications, and tendency to label anyone who doesn't wholeheartedly agree with him as a member of a simpering, pacifistic Left.
