Viewing last 25 versions of post by SleepySteve in topic Don't blame me, I voted for the other guy. (Politics General)

[@Background Pony \#0847](/forums/generals/topics/tartarus?post_id=5291516#post_5291516)
> Putin really seems to think he is Stalin

Except Putin hates communism and the only reason he has affinity for Stalin is WWII and (for better or for worse) being leader at the peak of the Soviet Union's power (He's also viewed favorably in Georgia, where Stalin was born and raised, and Armenia). The real analogy is Nicholas II, who was a literal monarch and a million times worse than any Soviet leader. Suffice to say things didn't work out for him, or his family. Not that anyone felt bad, of course.

[@Background Pony \#0847](/forums/generals/topics/tartarus?post_id=5291516#post_5291516)
> Putin really seems to think he is Stalin

Except Putin hates communism and the only reason he has affinity for Stalin is WWII and (for better or for worse) being leader at the peak of the Soviet Union's power (He's also viewed favorably in Georgia, where Stalin was born and raised, and Armenia). The real analogy is Nicholas II. Suffice to say things didn't work out for him, or his family. Not that anyone felt bad, of course.

[@Background Pony \#0847](/forums/generals/topics/tartarus?post_id=5291516#post_5291516)
> Putin really seems to think he is Stalin

Except Putin hates communism and the only reason he has affinity for Stalin is WWII and nothing else. The real analogy is Nicholas II. Suffice to say things didn't work out for him, or his family. Not that anyone felt bad, of course.