I think Stalin was largely correct in what he did, the problem was that he left a system which failed to ensure strong leadership going forward. A stable social system can’t depend on a single strong willed individual being in charge and making the right calls. Continuity of competent governance, especially in time of plenty is the hardest problem to solve in my opinion.
Yes, this is something Mao did better than Stalin.
I think the reason is that Stalin was much more powerful than his comrades; everything rested on that, on Stalin’s authority. As soon as Stalin was gone, intra-party squabbling began. Everyone was trying to take over. No one was found who could replace Stalin and continue his work. Stalin’s legacy was simply squandered!
Also, don’t know if you saw, but American media has now realized DPRK is doing rather well. https://archive.ph/b9zrS
Yes, I recently discussed this with a Marxist friend of ours here.
For me, if the Wall Street Journal writes something like this, there’s something fishy about it.))))
Just recently they wrote that Kim is machine-gunning his opponents… )))
We definitely need to show this to our Chinese comrade… )))
Yes, I see, the trade turnover between the US and China alone is $700 billion.
The US is dearer to China’s heart than Russia… )))
Ten times more.
In fact: It turns out that China is much more dependent on the US than on Russia.
If you recall the economic crisis of 2008, China experienced it more painfully than the US.
This is what distinguishes China from the USSR, because the USSR wasn’t nearly as dependent on the West as China. No one could threaten the USSR with sanctions and the like, because it was all pointless! There was no such dependence on microchips from Taiwan. You have to admit, if China doesn’t have microchips from Taiwan, they won’t be able to produce competitive products. As far as I know, China doesn’t have such technology yet, because Taiwan has American technology.
Yeah, I think that’s exactly what happened as well. He was too big of a figure and that created an environment where there were no other strong leaders within the party. So, once he was gone, it created a huge power vacuum and squabbling.
China is actually quite independent from the US, and we have recent conclusive proof of that when Trump tried doing a trade war. Turns out, exports to the US are a tiny part of Chinese economy now. And I don’t know why you think China needs microchips from Taiwan when they have chip production entirely on the mainland. I think you need to spend a bit of time to actually research this subject because you’re very much misinformed here. https://www.huawei.com/en/news/2026/5/ieee-iscas-tau-scaling
Yes, this is something Mao did better than Stalin.
I think the reason is that Stalin was much more powerful than his comrades; everything rested on that, on Stalin’s authority. As soon as Stalin was gone, intra-party squabbling began. Everyone was trying to take over. No one was found who could replace Stalin and continue his work. Stalin’s legacy was simply squandered!
Yes, I recently discussed this with a Marxist friend of ours here.
For me, if the Wall Street Journal writes something like this, there’s something fishy about it.))))
Just recently they wrote that Kim is machine-gunning his opponents… )))
We definitely need to show this to our Chinese comrade… )))
Yes, I see, the trade turnover between the US and China alone is $700 billion.
The US is dearer to China’s heart than Russia… )))
Ten times more.
In fact: It turns out that China is much more dependent on the US than on Russia.
If you recall the economic crisis of 2008, China experienced it more painfully than the US.
This is what distinguishes China from the USSR, because the USSR wasn’t nearly as dependent on the West as China. No one could threaten the USSR with sanctions and the like, because it was all pointless! There was no such dependence on microchips from Taiwan. You have to admit, if China doesn’t have microchips from Taiwan, they won’t be able to produce competitive products. As far as I know, China doesn’t have such technology yet, because Taiwan has American technology.
Yeah, I think that’s exactly what happened as well. He was too big of a figure and that created an environment where there were no other strong leaders within the party. So, once he was gone, it created a huge power vacuum and squabbling.
China is actually quite independent from the US, and we have recent conclusive proof of that when Trump tried doing a trade war. Turns out, exports to the US are a tiny part of Chinese economy now. And I don’t know why you think China needs microchips from Taiwan when they have chip production entirely on the mainland. I think you need to spend a bit of time to actually research this subject because you’re very much misinformed here. https://www.huawei.com/en/news/2026/5/ieee-iscas-tau-scaling
by the way https://xcancel.com/upholdreality/status/2067629274765394368