Ok, ill leave it here. Youre obviously lost in some weird conspiracy tellings. Or are you a troll? But this discussion, especilly with somebody from the US, is at least absurd. And my time is sadly limited.

But I make some things clear:

Memorial was a russian organisation.

The HTS is not ISIS. And its for the future to tell, how the new goverment will work out.

The soviets were imperialistic. Otherwise they wouldnt have conquered half of europe and surpressed the conquered countries (see Praque spring, Solidarnosc)

I wish you well. Keep your head and heart up, despite this moving times

Far worse? Are you sure? Under his regime, there were Chem-Weapons dropped on his people … On top of all the killing, torture and systemic Violence … The new islamistic leaders are only for like 2? 3? Month in Power? Bold to call them far worse. But obviously you are an expert for Syrian politics. So I dont want to lecture you.

What actual data do you want? History Books? Witness-Records? Museums?

For the crimes in the SU probably start with the work of th NGO “Memorial”. They tried to archive the systemic terror.

For an more imersive way to get into the topic “Gulag” and if you understand German or French, there is a german-french documentary. It was produced with help from Memorial and several historians, which explains and shows soviet the Gulag-System in 3 Parts. From the early beginning after the revolution to the end of the SU. “Die sowjetische Hauptverwaltung der Lager”, published by the German-French TV-Channel Arte. Probably you can find a translated version somewhere.

Im not a capitalist. You dont have to convince me that capitalism is a problem or that western imperialism did and ist still doing a lot of harm to the world. But that doesnt mean Im Ok with the imperialism and harmfullnes of other politcal systems.

I didnt equate fasicm with communism. I equated the behavior of common people living in authocratic, injustice countries. If it helps you, I can use stories I heard from Syrians. As far as I know, Assad was just arsehole, without any special politcal agenda. But I dont know much about Syria. And in the end, it will be the same I assume.

Your actual historical analysis is more like a … “Dissent opinion” … I dont know where you get your “facts” from but really, try to get better sources. Or learn to interpret your sources better.

Fore example: You try to lecture me about the GDR, without knowing whats really about.

And by your conclusions about the economics: You want to justify despotism and torture with economical troubles? Really? I thought you were a communist, not a fascist.

And at last: My Grandmother wasnt sympathzing with the nazis, she was more like anti-fascist. You really have no clue about societies in authocratics regimes. You need to need learn a lot more. Probably try to travel to a country which overcame it just a little while ago. Talk to the people, inform yourself there. Youll get it then.

There were a lot of people who spoke fondly about the time of the National Socialism. Even my Grandmother. A kind and wise but not well educated woman. “It wasnt all wrong” is a typical saying in this matter.

Its because if you lived your normal life, played along, looked away and were lucky - you could have had a decent life. And looking back at you past, even at the bad times, makes you forgiving and nostalgic. And forgetting, about all the bad stuff. The pressure to behave “right”, the fear of getting deported or killed, the shortage of basic resources, the horror about friends or family members who werent lucky.

But a wrong word in the school, a little mistake, a wrong friend or kind heart preventing you from looking away - and your life goes to shit. Depending on the shittines of the system of your country, this could mean, Detainment, torture, sexual abuse and murder - for you, your familiy and your friends.

And a lot of states in the SU were really fucked up. Some were kind of decent without a lot of cruelties. The people in the GDR (Eastern Germany) for example were lucky, because the GDR was the advertisement state for the SU. So werent killed so easy, “just” torture and detainment. Other states werent so lucky …

You lecture people on the other side of the world about theire life by quoting a statistic from a relativly unfree and authocratic state …

So you speak for other countries as an “expert” from the other side of the world? Thats really relevant.

Further more your age has relevance by experiencing other times, with other media and a other zeitgeist.

Ok, as always you try to glorify the Soviet Union despite everything, even against people whove been living in the SU. May I ask you how old you are and in which country you habe been grown up?

Easy answers are never right. So capitalism is not >the< problem. For example: Look at the the history of the Soviet Union. Its way more complex