[DannyPage]

The Communists defeated the Nazis in World War II, so that's a big point in their favor.

[nospice]

After making a secret deal with them to partition Europe. They didn't come around on principle, it's just that Hitler eventually decided to invade Russia too.

And after winning the war, Stalin proceeded to kill millions for good measure.

[clanky]

Stalin did the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact to (successfully!) buy time and breathing room for the inevitable Nazi assault after his numerous entreaties to Western/Allied powers were rebuffed.

[baggy_trough]

They killed many tens of millions more, so that's a big point against.

[reactordev]

Was that communism or was that authoritarianism?