Comment by ImPostingOnHN

> Lecturing about "good faith" in the same comment that equates (extreme) economic mismanagement with intentional mass murder. Spare us the sanctimony.

The 'assume good faith' guideline pertains to our fellow HN posters, not stalin.

As far as I know, it's totally ok to conclude stalin was not acting in good faith when he killed millions of undesirables.