Instigator / Pro
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1484
rating
2
debates
25.0%
won
Topic
#3654
Stalin's Socialism in One State policy is justified, in the geopolitical context at the time.
Status
Finished
The debate is finished. The distribution of the voting points and the winner are presented below.
Winner & statistics
After 1 vote and with 1 point ahead, the winner is...
Capitalist
Parameters
- Publication date
- Last updated date
- Type
- Standard
- Number of rounds
- 3
- Time for argument
- Two days
- Max argument characters
- 10,000
- Voting period
- Two weeks
- Point system
- Multiple criterions
- Voting system
- Open
Contender / Con
7
1516
rating
1
debates
100.0%
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Description
Stalin's Socialism in One State policy is justified, in the geopolitical context at the time.
Round 1
Forfeited
Forfeited
Round 2
Forfeited
1. that which generates serious long-term problems cannot be justified.
2. Stalin's one-state policy caused the collapse of the Soviet Union, since capitalism did not stop its expansionism, leading more and more nations to support the United States in its quest to weaken the USSR.
Conclusion: Stalin's one-state policy was not justified.
Round 3
Forfeited
Forfeited
Honestly, this was one of 2 or 3 major reasons why Hitler got branded the main villain at the time.
Hitler kept wanting to rapidly expand, Stalin played smart.