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Stalin killed millions of "people" (lemmygrad.ml)
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[–] [email protected] 33 points 10 months ago (1 children)

“People” shouldn’t be put in quotes here. They weren’t some incomprehensible Lovecraftian entities, they were humans and people just like everyone. That’s what’s makes their evil all the more horrifying.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 10 months ago

Not only that, but we can see with our very own eyes in real time how easily the masses can get whipped up into a frenzy of hate by dehumanizing entire populations.