You can compare anything to anything to see how they differ and not.
Stalin obviously wanted to be a dictator before he became one. Trump has said he wants to be dictator on Day 1, and today his lawyers have lost a case in court where they argued that Trump should be immune from being prosecuted for anything he did while in the office. Luckily for us they lost the case. But appeals are surely coming.
Trump is arguing nobody could charge him with anything, if he cancelled elections and even murdered his opponents, like Putin seems to be doing. And we know he likes and admires Putin.
Stalin was a dictator but not always. There was a time when he merely wanted to be a dictator. Trump is not a dictator at the moment, but clearly he would like to become one. He has instructed his lawyers to argue in court he should be given the power to be above the law, to be immune from any prosecution.
You sure can compare anything, but in this case the very fact of comparison highlights that you're either delusional or trolling.
Stalin was not always a dictator, but he was always a ruthless murderer, his revolutionary career started with extreme violence and went on for 40 years. Stalin was never elected other than by a murderous clique (whom he then had murdered) and ruled by corruption and murder ever since.
I hate to defend Trump but he's totally harmless in comparison. There's just no scope for anything resembling the personal fear-loyalty dynamics of 1920s-1940s ruling circle USSR in the US. Trump can't order anyone killed, he can't even order anyone imprisoned.
Stalin obviously wanted to be a dictator before he became one. Trump has said he wants to be dictator on Day 1, and today his lawyers have lost a case in court where they argued that Trump should be immune from being prosecuted for anything he did while in the office. Luckily for us they lost the case. But appeals are surely coming.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-68026175
Trump is arguing nobody could charge him with anything, if he cancelled elections and even murdered his opponents, like Putin seems to be doing. And we know he likes and admires Putin.
Stalin was a dictator but not always. There was a time when he merely wanted to be a dictator. Trump is not a dictator at the moment, but clearly he would like to become one. He has instructed his lawyers to argue in court he should be given the power to be above the law, to be immune from any prosecution.