@p @dorkvalized youre missing the point. Communism learns and adapts through a process called self criticism and scientific socialism. Stalin wasn't perfect, and was analyzed thoroughly during the process of kruschev led destalinization. In the wider context intellectuals of the renmin ribao and CCP also delivered criticism that drove admissions of Stalins failures by soviet leadership itself. Stalins leftist dogmatism and cult of personality were both directly attributed in the documents of the CCP (the great debate, 1960-1963) as having a serious impact on governing the country effectively. Its why in 2026 you dont see Chinese media with memes of Xi Jinping; Stalins cult of personality drove his paranoia, which is a failure Chinese scholars seek to avoid repeating.

On Churchill I struggle to recall even an account by Parliament or passing admission of guilt related to churchills racist tirade against Bengal and its ensuing famine. Royalists will insist it never happened, prime ministers will praise his military genius, and the media will jovially recall fond tales of his love of drink and smoke.

But because capitalism does not self reflect or study its failures, it is doomed to an endless cycle of repeat and ruin.