You literally have to be when combatting the bourgeoisie and counter-revolutionaries. Civility is something the wealthy call for as they murder the poor and the helpless.
I wasn't saying it like a bad thing. In the same manner than no one but Stalin could get through WW2, only Lenin's willingness to be brutal could make Petrograd survive as long as the Paris Commune, let alone win. As Bukharin said
We see now that infringement of freedom is necessary with regard to the opponents of the revolution. At a time of revolution we cannot allow freedom for the enemies of the people and of the revolution. That is a surely clear, irrefutable conclusion.
You literally have to be when combatting the bourgeoisie and counter-revolutionaries. Civility is something the wealthy call for as they murder the poor and the helpless.
I wasn't saying it like a bad thing. In the same manner than no one but Stalin could get through WW2, only Lenin's willingness to be brutal could make Petrograd survive as long as the Paris Commune, let alone win. As Bukharin said
Civility is absolutely a scam. It's easy to tell people to stick to the rules if you're the one making the rules.