Matvei Bronstein: Theorical physicist. Pioneer of quantum gravity. Arrested, accused of fictional “terroristic” activity and shot in 1938
Lev Shubnikov: Experimental physicist. Accused on false charges. Executed
Adrian Piotrovsky: Russian dramaturge. Accused on false charges of treason. Executed.
Nikolai Bukharin: Leader of the Communist revolution. Member of the Politburo. Falsely accused of treason. Executed.
General Alexander Egorov: Marshal of the Soviet Union. Commander of the Red Army Southern Front. Member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party. Arrested, accused on false charges, executed.
General Mikhail Tukhachevsky Supreme Marshal of the Soviet Union. Nicknamed the Red Napoleon. Arrested, accused on fake charges. Executed.
Grigory Zinoviev: Chairman of the Communist International Movement. Member of the Soviet Politburo. Accused of treason and executed.
Even the secret police themselves were not safe:
Genrikh Yagoda : Right-hand of Joseph Stalin. Head of the NKD Secret Police. He spied on everyone in Russia and jailed thousands of innocents. Yagoda was arrested and executed.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genrikh_Yagoda
Nikolai Yezhov : Appointed head of the NKD Secret Police after the death of Yagoda. Arrested on fake charges, executed.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikolai_Yezhov
Everybody was absolutely terrified during this period. At least 600 000 people were killed and over one million people were deported to Gulags in Siberia.
Why is loving people and culture against solarpunk?
If someone claimed to be a solarpunk but said said they loved Nazi Germany, would you think there was some kind of inconsistency or hypocrisy there?
Solarpunk is politically opinionated, it’s not agnostic or neutral about its political and ethical positions (about climate, about colonialism, about capitalism, etc.) - solarpunk is very critical of the United States because of this.
I am not saying I love anything about the state, in fact I generally despise our state. You specifying Nazi Germany means you are referring to the state, otherwise one would just say Germany. Which, I also love the German people and culture. I also love virtually all peoples and cultures. Are all the anime fans against solarpunk because of Imperial Japan?
Virtually all states are abhorrent actors. Very few if any have a clean record. Should states stop me from loving culture and people? Should I just give up on my love of the world because of stupid governments?