yes, fascists and liberals will ally against socialism when the chips are down

This is kind of what I think the ultimate point Stalin was making is, that materially at that point what’s the difference? They’re both United as our enemy. Sure we can split hairs and talk about semantics but practically speaking socdems will pretend to be our allies and then betray us when shit gets real.

It’s definitely hyperbole and you’re technically right that there’s a difference but when you’re in the trenches and thinking about who’s the enemy, well they both are.