> There is a dominant thread of anti-intellectualism that lumps virtually all WW2 deaths as "victims of communism". This is total nonsense, obviously, promoted by neo-Nazi and Nazi sympathizer groups.
That's not what I'm doing and I'd advise you to review the HN guidelines, particularly the one that reads, "Please respond to the strongest plausible interpretation of what someone says, not a weaker one that's easier to criticize. Assume good faith."
Are you consistent and therefore interpret the Great Depression as a mass murder of Americans by the government?
The 'assume good faith' guideline pertains to our fellow HN posters, not stalin.
As far as I know, it's totally ok to concluse stalin was not acting in good faith when he killed millions of undesirables.
There is a dominant thread of anti-intellectualism that lumps virtually all WW2 deaths as "victims of communism". This is total nonsense, obviously, promoted by neo-Nazi and Nazi sympathizer groups.