The communist modus operandi of spying on its own citizens and controlling them through fear: Lenin invented that.

The famines of 1920-1922 and the hundreds of thousands of deaths it caused: Lenin's policies caused that.

My post was about the decisions of a famous politician and their catastrophic consequences beyond the political realm.

your red-baiting is NOT welcome here.

1. I'm not interested in any red-baiting or deeper discussionabout socialism.

2. It is explicitly forbidden to mention political decisions of socialist politicians in this forum?

If you wish to, you have the rest of DU to "mention" in.

If you aren't in here in support of the SOP, which is about productive discussion of socialism, then this forum is not for you.

Btw, your signature contains a link to the "History of the Communist Party of the United States". But it's forbidden to refer to the history of the communist party of Russia in this sub-forum.

there is a welcome message at the top of our threads that we encourage folks to read BEFORE they post in our little socialist haven here. The main forums of DU allow much more freedom in bashing socialists/communists if that is your desire - but not here in this little group.

Here is our view:

Welcome to the Socialist Progressives Group. Posts in this group should generally be supportive of socialism and socialists. We are largely anti-capitalist and will not tolerate red-baiting. We welcome leftists of all persuasion as allowed per the admin's TOS. Democratic (ballot box) socialism, revolutionary socialism, Syndicalists and autonomists are all ok. Pure black flag (as opposed to red/black) anarchists who would rather organize with any anarchist than socialists, including anarcho-capitalists and libertarians, will not be welcome. If you don't know what kind of anarchist you are, cool, so long as you don't hijack and red-bait. This includes no "you're a dictator-lover" if you support the Russian Revolution. CPUSA members, please chime in.

Social Democrats are welcome with the explanation that if someone believes in "regulated" capitalism and social programs, they're a Keynesian, not a socialist. We welcome your questions as long as you're pleasant and don't red bait or shift the discussion away from socialism. You'll find many of us support Obama and his re-election given our two-party system, but this is not the forum to talk about the intricacies of elections - see Politics 2014 for those conversations. We are more concerned with safe-guarding the working class gains we've made in this country thus far and encouraging the peaceful transition to socialism. Please no Trotsky or Stalin baiting, we've all seen it fracture groups and do not want to fight that battle again.