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[–] Rustmilian@lemmy.world -3 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago) (1 children)

Stalin and Mao were both committed communists.

That's a bit debatable; but I'll give you that. However they're still very much tyrannical dictators.

How is Trump quoting them?

Both Stalin & Mao called the news (especially criticism of them directly) "enemies of the people", it was a Hallmark of their rain.

Trump undeniably serves Statesian finance and tech capital.

Not true, Trump serves himself and nothing but himself. No matter whatever he my say or try to make it seem otherwise. He's purposely making promises to massive corporations to help gain wealth and power, then taking them by the balls and stabbing them in the back.

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 5 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

Neither Stalin nor Mao were "tyrannical dictators," even the CIA said Stalin was closer to a "captain of a team" than an iron-fisted tyrant:

Even in Stalin's time there was collective leadership. The Western idea of a dictator within the Communist setup is exaggerated. Misunderstandings on that subject are caused by lack of comprehension of the real nature and organization of the Communist power structure. Stalin, although holding wide powers, was merely the captain of a team and it seems obvious that Khrushchev will be the new captain. However, it does not appear that any of the present leaders will rise to the stature of Lenin and Stalin,so that it will be safer to assume that developments in Moscow will be along the lines of what is called collective leadership, unless Western policies force the Soviets ‘to streamline their power organization. The present situation is the most favorable from the point of view of upsetting the Communist dictatorship since the death of Stalin.

From Comments on the Change in Soviet Leadership.

As for Stalin and Mao "hating the news," this is similarly wrong. Stalin and Mao opposed bourgeois media, essentially outlets like Radio Free Europe and Radio Free Asia, where CIA-funded reporters would blast propaganda from the west into socialist countries. News was still reported on, even Statesian reporters like Anna Louise Strong would meet with Stalin, Zhou Enlai, Mao Zedong, and more.

As for Trump, he is a billionaire. He serves his class, and the ones who fund him, imperialists and tech giants. This is why he took Elon Musk, Boeing execs, and more to the PRC and tried to get a good deal (which failed). Trump isn't "trying to consolidate power," he wants profits, which come from advancing the interests of finance and tech capital. When you erase class analysis, life appears to be an absurdity.