Trump Is Engaged In 'Stalinist' Attempt To Rewrite U.S. History, Axelrod Warns
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The ruthless Soviet dictator built an extensive propaganda machine to rewrite the past and muddy the truth.
“Who controls the present controls the past.” - George Orwell, 1984
A Donald Trump-ordered review of the Smithsonian Institution’s exhibits to ensure they align with a presidential directive “to celebrate American exceptionalism” reeks of Soviet-era propaganda, David Axelrod warned on CNN Tuesday.
The political consultant and former senior adviser to President Barack Obama dwelled on the directive with host Anderson Cooper and concluded it’s unmistakably “Stalinist.”
“This has just kind of a Soviet feel to it, a Stalinist feel to it, that you just ... take over cultural institutions and historical institutions and you try and rewrite history,” Axelrod said.
Ruthless Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin built an extensive propaganda machine to rewrite the past, obfuscate the truth and promote himself as a benevolent leader even as he mismanaged the Soviet economy, resulting in mass famine, and sent millions of people to forced labor camps known as gulags.
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