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This Day in History: Socialist Soviet Leader Joseph Stalin was born on this day in 1878. This murderous tyrant who killed more people than Hitler was actually nicknamed "Uncle Joe" by leaders in the West. This started with Franklin Delano Roosevelt who went to great lengths to warm the image of Stalin and the Soviet Union in the eyes of the public. FDR purposefully claimed that the Katyn massacre was committed by Germans, despite knowing that Stalin was behind this mass execution of nearly 22,000 Polish officers.
I remember this quote from A.J. Jacob's 2005 book _The Know-It-All: One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World_: "If there’s one ironclad rule I’ve learned about government, it’s this: never trust a politician with the nickname 'Uncle.' You’ve got Uncle Joe Stalin … Ho Chi Minh, whose nickname was Uncle Ho. And for the trifecta, you’ve got [“Uncle”] Paul Kruger, the founder of South Africa’s nefarious Afrikaaner nation… So if you see an uncle on the ballot, do not be tempted to vote for him. He is not actually your uncle. He will not tell you funny jokes and pull nickels out of your ear. Instead, he may try to have you purged. Just to be safe, stay away from politicians named Papa as well."
Here are some quotes from Stalin to help you determine his character:
“Ideas are more powerful than guns. We would not let our enemies have guns, why should we let them have ideas?”
“Death is the solution to all problems. No man, no problem.”
“Gratitude is an illness suffered by dogs.”
“I consider it completely unimportant who in the party will vote, or how; but what is extraordinarily important is this—who will count the votes, and how.”
“Education is a weapon, the effect of which is determined by the hands which wield it, by who is to be struck down.”
“The press must grow day in and day out — it is our Party's sharpest and most powerful weapon.”
“A single death is a tragedy; a million deaths is a statistic.”
*FDR also admired Fascist Leader Benito Mussolini.
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