> Based on your logic, if both parties rejected Stalin then you'd be in favor of him. Yes, I'd rather have a social democrat that rejects Stalin than a fiscal

> Based on your logic, if both parties rejected Stalin then you'd be in favor of him. Yes, I'd rather have a social democrat that rejects Stalin than a fiscal conservative that embraced him. Unlike the various 'what-ifs' of policy issues, anyone can examine the actual record of Stalin and his policies. And, in my opinion, anyone who finds him a source of inspiration, regardless of their stated policy preferences, has a severe lack of judgement.