Didn't the old Soviet Union had ways of dealing with people who thought wrong?

Question

They had commissioners expert in identifing and removing those who were a negative influence and likely troublemakers before they could do their damage. Stalin got it done and never hesitated. Once he seized power, nobody dared think bad things for 50 years.

Ghenghis Khan and a few others had this special gift.

Answer 1

Don't you realise that is probably covered under the term "New Apprenticeships"
We all know about the cameras - they tell us this to stop us looking for the audio receivers and brain scanners.

I'm not paranoid

Answer 2

Sounds like you think "Joe Steel" which is what Joseph Stalin would be if his name were English, was a good guy and his methods should be emulated!? Hitler had one of the most efficient economies in German history, but would probably be best for the world if he were not emulated. Vlad Tepec, the Rumanian monster who is the real person which the Dracula legends are based on is a national hero for the Rumanian people because he defeated the Turks and kept Rumania Christian! I suppose, then, by your logic, since I think that you think wrong, it would be OK to silence your voice forever by either 1) killing you or 2) throwing your butt in some concentration camp and let you rot out the rest of your life.
Then you'll surely admire me as a person who gets things done and keeps people from thinking bad things!

In the Soviet Union, political dissidents were considered "mentally ill" and in need of psychiatric help in hospitals not prisons, as anybody would have to be out of his mind not to enjoy the life of joy and privilege created by the Compartiya in the Paradise of the Proletariat! Maybe a little electroconvulsive therapy might bring you back to your right mind? Eh, comrade?

A Russian comrade of mine explained some of the major Soviet leaders as follows:

Lenin: Hope followed by despair.
Stalin: Raw Terror
Kruschev: Nausea
Gorbachev: Despair followed by Hope.

Answer 3

All countries have ways of silencing people who speak against the party line so to speak, many countries such as Russia, China, Iran and others have always been portrayed as the bad guys in western movies and therefore they have a reputation that is hard to break away from, but please remember that the good old USA and dear old Blighty (GB) have also been accused of cover-ups regarding suspicious endings to public embarrassment eg: Dr Kelly & Princess Di, conspirisists on both sides of the fence will never be satisfied with answers given.

Answer 4

Censorship and fear.these things reflect,the insecurities of Stalin,after all he murdered not only the innocent,but the doctors and all forms of higher education that wouldnt submit.You can't run a sucessful government that way without it failing one day.This is why most of his technology was stolen from other countries because he had killed most of the free thinkers,and the rest of his acedemic people were afraid to come up with new ideas.They had a few,but not as many that wouldve come out of Capitalistic thinking.This is not a gift,not in the slightest...its just a lust for power and complete control.

Answer 5

I read somewhere that Stalin killed more people by sending dissenters etc to the Gulags in Siberia where they died doing forced labour than were killed during the second world war. Nice chap Uncle Joe! Just had a look on Wikipedia. Check this out!
Early researchers attempting to tally the number of people killed under Stalin's regime were forced to rely largely upon anecdotal evidence. Their estimates ranged from a low of 3 million to as high as 60 million. When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991 however, evidence from the Soviet archives finally became available. The government archives record that about 800,000 prisoners were executed (for either political or criminal offences) under Stalin, while about 1.7 million died in the GULAG and some 389,000 perished during kulak forced resettlement - a total of about 3 million victims.

Debate continues, however, since some historians believe the archival figures to be unreliable. For example, some argue that the many suspects tortured to death while in "investigative custody" were likely not counted amongst the executed. Also, there are certain categories of victim which it is generally agreed were carelessly recorded by the Soviets — such as the victims of ethnic deportations, or of German population transfer in the aftermath of WWII.
Thus while some archival researchers have estimated the number of victims of Stalin's repressions to be no more than about 4 million in total, others believe the number to be considerably higher. Russian writer Vadim Erlikman, for example, makes the following estimates: executions, 1.5 million; gulags, 5 million; deportations, 1.7 million (out of 7.5 million deported); and POWs and German civilians, 1 million - a total of about 9 million victims of repression.

Some historians have also included the 6 to 8 million victims of the 1932-33 famine as victims of repression.This categorization is controversial however, as historians differ as to whether the famine was a deliberate part of the campaign of repression against kulaks or simply an unintended consequence of the struggle over forced collectivization. (See also: Droughts and famines in Russia and the USSR).

Regardless, it appears that a minimum of around 10 million surplus deaths (4 million by repression and 6 million from famine) are attributable to the regime, with a number of recent books suggesting a likely total of around 20 million. Adding 6-8 million famine victims to Erlikman's estimates above, for example, would yield a total of between 15 and 17 million victims. Pioneering researcher Robert Conquest, meanwhile, has revised his original estimate of up to 30 million victims down to 20 million. Others, however, continue to maintain that their earlier much higher estimates are correct.

Answer 6

A very blinkered answer and not the whole story.

Stalin stole power from the original revolutionaries
and proceeded to terrorise everyone else, including his own followers.Re word the phrase no bad thoughts and you will be nearer the truth.

The phrase to use that comes to mind is...Brain washed.

Answer 7

During the early part of his purge, there were arrest warrants issued with names of people that were considered enemies of the state. In the latter part of his purges the arrest warrants contained no names, only quotas.

Answer 8

Well, they wanted to populate the vast wastes of Siberia.

Answer 9

So do the Islamonazis in Tehran !

Answer 10

MMM may be, I am not sure I think this is normal in all countries.