If you must give a reason, attribute it to something frivolous and shallow like ‘power hunger’, ‘jealousy’, ‘stupidity’, ‘narcissism’ or what have you, but do not, I repeat, DO NOT MENTION ANYTHING ABOUT PERTAINING TO MATERIAL CONDITIONS! ABSOLUTELY UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WHATSOEVER ARE YOU TO EVEN HINT AT THOSE! Suggesting that the circumstances common to other countries made those actions inevitable IS HISTORICAL MATERIALISM AND BY EXTENSION BOLSHEVISM. NEVER MENTION THE MATERIAL CONDITIONS OR CIRCUMSTANCES, EVER, EVER, EVER! DO YOU UNDERSTAND‽ I AM WARNING YOU: DON’T! DO! IT! EVER!
Rule #1 of communism: constantly commit a bunch of atrocities for absolutely no fucking reason whatsoever.
If you must give a reason, attribute it to something frivolous and shallow like ‘power hunger’, ‘jealousy’, ‘stupidity’, ‘narcissism’ or what have you, but do not, I repeat, DO NOT MENTION ANYTHING ABOUT PERTAINING TO MATERIAL CONDITIONS! ABSOLUTELY UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WHATSOEVER ARE YOU TO EVEN HINT AT THOSE! Suggesting that the circumstances common to other countries made those actions inevitable IS HISTORICAL MATERIALISM AND BY EXTENSION BOLSHEVISM. NEVER MENTION THE MATERIAL CONDITIONS OR CIRCUMSTANCES, EVER, EVER, EVER! DO YOU UNDERSTAND‽ I AM WARNING YOU: DON’T! DO! IT! EVER!