I'm leftist but I am the first to admit that Stalin wasn't a good leader at all. For heaven's sake, his own guards were scared of him. In fact, he died because he instilled so much fear into them. Personally, I'm more of a collectivist who doesn't believe in authoritarianism.

[–] QinShiHuangsShlong@lemmy.ml 2 points 15 minutes ago

doesn’t believe in authoritarianism.

Authoritarian is a meaningless pejorative. All states/countries/political groups etc. must be authoritarian by necessity in class society.

For heaven’s sake, his own guards were scared of him. In fact, he died because he instilled so much fear into them.

Major citation needed.