• diegeticscream [all]
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      1 year ago

      You quoted part of a sentence. That was part of a question. Questions and claims are not the same things.

      It was not a question. This is the full quote of your original claim:

      Figure out a way to implement communism without creating a Stalin that takes advantage of the situation to seize power, and we can talk.

      Your implications are:

      • that Stalin was bad.
      • that Stalin wrongly “seized power”.
      • that Stalin wrongly held onto power.

      I asked: “If Stalin was so intent on seizing power, why’d he try to resign so much?”. I think that neutralizes all three of your implied claims.

      You have not answered.

      • @Candelestine
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        31 year ago

        I actually have addressed that one with other commentators, if you check out the rest of this thread.

        • diegeticscream [all]
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          -21 year ago

          I don’t agree that you have.

          I’ve seen you make unsupported speculations as to what caused him to resign, and why those resignations were refused.

          It’s ok to admit that you don’t know what you’re talking about.

          • @Candelestine
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            31 year ago

            I think my argument about how it’s not actually physically possible to be unable to resign was rather compelling.

            Regardless I have answered your question, even if you dislike my answer. I have certainly tried at least. Can you answer mine yet?

            • diegeticscream [all]
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              -21 year ago

              Regardless I have answered your question, even if you dislike my answer.

              I just said that I don’t agree that you have.

              • @Candelestine
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                21 year ago

                That is a very easy thing for you to say. It is, however, an answer, even if you think it is incorrect. You haven’t even tried to take mine on, however. Do you need more time or something?

                • diegeticscream [all]
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                  1 year ago

                  You specifically did not answer me, and did not answer the question.

                  If Stalin was so intent on seizing power, why’d he try to resign so much?

                  It’s ok to say you do not know (because you do not), but you will need to admit that you do not know what you are talking about.

                  • @Candelestine
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                    11 year ago

                    Uh huh. If you think this charade of yours is fooling me, you’re mistaken.

                    Of course I do not know why with any certainty, nobody but those that were there can really know. This is fundamental to history, where records were written by people, who have biases and ulterior motives. We can only suspect when it comes to people’s reasons for doing things.

                    This does not mean my answer is not an answer, though. An answer … is an answer. You just don’t like it I guess.