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by Symmetry 4766 days ago
One could argue that Stalin was a hero for defeating Hitler, or one could argue that Hitler was a hero for trying to defeat Stalin. Because Hitler was certainly a worse leader if you adjust by years in power and population I'm quite glad that Stalin won, but I'm not going to call someone who engaged in ethnic cleansing a hero just because he defeated someone engaged in outright genocide.