Comments on: Dictator Profile – Joseph Stalin http://spencertweedy.com/115/dictator-profile-joseph-stalin.html Very mine. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:56:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Spencer Tweedy http://spencertweedy.com/115/dictator-profile-joseph-stalin.html/comment-page-1#comment-1547 Spencer Tweedy Wed, 12 Nov 2008 23:05:05 +0000 http://spencertweedy.com/?p=115#comment-1547 Thanks, Danny. CHENEY!!!!!!! What does he have now? 20% approval? I think it recently lowered. Thanks, Danny. CHENEY!!!!!!! What does he have now? 20% approval? I think it recently lowered.

]]> By: Danny http://spencertweedy.com/115/dictator-profile-joseph-stalin.html/comment-page-1#comment-1544 Danny Wed, 12 Nov 2008 21:49:33 +0000 http://spencertweedy.com/?p=115#comment-1544 Wow, Spencer, I'm thrilled to see you writing about stuff like this, and I like your perspective. As you know, I'm obsessed with history and the story of Joseph Stalin is certainly a fascinating one. Before it was known what a monster he was, he was revered by many, including many people in the U.S. Just goes to show you how important it is not to simply idolize and blindly follow world leaders but to always be a little wary of the power we give to individuals. I'm thinking of George W. Bush, of course, but on the other hand, as much as we're all THRILLED about Obama's victory, we should never blindly idolize him either. Happily, he seems to be as far from Stalin as you can get. Not that I'm really comparing Bush to Stalin. Cheney maybe... Wow, Spencer, I’m thrilled to see you writing about stuff like this, and I like your perspective. As you know, I’m obsessed with history and the story of Joseph Stalin is certainly a fascinating one. Before it was known what a monster he was, he was revered by many, including many people in the U.S. Just goes to show you how important it is not to simply idolize and blindly follow world leaders but to always be a little wary of the power we give to individuals. I’m thinking of George W. Bush, of course, but on the other hand, as much as we’re all THRILLED about Obama’s victory, we should never blindly idolize him either. Happily, he seems to be as far from Stalin as you can get. Not that I’m really comparing Bush to Stalin. Cheney maybe…

]]> By: aramps http://spencertweedy.com/115/dictator-profile-joseph-stalin.html/comment-page-1#comment-1542 aramps Wed, 12 Nov 2008 21:37:49 +0000 http://spencertweedy.com/?p=115#comment-1542 Woah, you like totally missed out on such awesome and temporally topical geopolitical highlights to his life and career as his coming from Georgia (the first but not only Russian leader to come from the tiny soviet socialist republic) - yes the Georgia that is currently at least in part occupied by a combination of Russian and other ethnic enclave soldiers. It just goes to show that what comes around goes around when it comes to suppressing ethnic minorities to force cohesion in a repressive regime. Recommendations for your next dictator: Tito, who ranks even above Tito Jackson and Tito Puente on the list of famous Titos of wikipedia. Woah, you like totally missed out on such awesome and temporally topical geopolitical highlights to his life and career as his coming from Georgia (the first but not only Russian leader to come from the tiny soviet socialist republic) – yes the Georgia that is currently at least in part occupied by a combination of Russian and other ethnic enclave soldiers.

It just goes to show that what comes around goes around when it comes to suppressing ethnic minorities to force cohesion in a repressive regime.

Recommendations for your next dictator: Tito, who ranks even above Tito Jackson and Tito Puente on the list of famous Titos of wikipedia.

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