Stalin defeated priest-like Bolshevik intellectuals because he operated as a spy: multiple personalities, emotional intelligence, trust manipulation, and power-seeking rather than truth-seeking.
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Stalin defeated priest-like Bolshevik intellectuals because he operated as a spy: multiple personalities, emotional intelligence, trust manipulation, and power-seeking rather than truth-seeking.
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"...or Stalin. They were all priests, okay? But Stalin was a spy. And so let's look at the differences. Priests have faith and conviction,..."
"...write books. That's why they're able to give great speeches. A spy has emotional intelligence. A spy is able to make you trust him,..."
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