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And if you were against them, well, things could get really bad, really fast.

And if you were against them, well, things could get really bad, really fast.

So this wasn't just, you know, theoretical debates.

So this wasn't just, you know, theoretical debates.

They were silencing dissent with violence.

They were silencing dissent with violence.

Oh, yeah. He's saying Lenin saw the guillotine as a blueprint.

Oh, yeah. He's saying Lenin saw the guillotine as a blueprint.

It's like that saying, you can't make an omelet without breaking a few eggs, but on a way bigger and more terrifying scale.

It's like that saying, you can't make an omelet without breaking a few eggs, but on a way bigger and more terrifying scale.

Hold on. He advocated for what he called terror by starvation.

Hold on. He advocated for what he called terror by starvation.

To crush any form of resistance.

To crush any form of resistance.

That's messed up.

That's messed up.

So for Lenin, the guillotine was just one tool.

So for Lenin, the guillotine was just one tool.

Instead of cutting off people's heads.

Instead of cutting off people's heads.