Or to put it another way: Stalinists are on a continuum with progressives. They are not a different kind of thing.
I’m not sure what you mean by “progressives”, but it seems to me that “liberals” or “social-democrats” are actually closer to libertarians in terms of personal freedoms, while Soviet-style socialists are closer to fascists and theocrats on these issues.
The political spectrum has at least two dimensions: personal freedoms and economic freedoms.
I’m not sure what you mean by “progressives”, but it seems to me that “liberals” or “social-democrats” are actually closer to libertarians in terms of personal freedoms, while Soviet-style socialists are closer to fascists and theocrats on these issues.
The political spectrum has at least two dimensions: personal freedoms and economic freedoms.