But communism under Stalin was the opposite of egalitarian, for it gave absolute power to a few, and denied all rights to the many. Those who defend Stalin’s reputation credit him with lifting millions out of poverty; but millions could have been lifted out of poverty without murdering and incarcerating millions more.
但斯大林手中的共产主义与平等背道而驰，它给予一小撮绝对的权力，而否认大多数的所有权利。斯大林名誉的捍卫者说他把数百万人带出了贫困，但这几百万人本可以在没有屠杀和关押另外几百万人的情况下摆脱贫困的。