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Leninthink, as befitting of an expression of totalitarian thought, does not believe in any private sphere outside the state, resulting in the creation of the [[single party system]], as well as it being modeled directly after the French [[Jacobin]]s and their infamous [[Reign of Terror]]. In addition, Leninthink was also notable as being among the first to exterminate members of their own people, with the ideology under Lenin managing to have more Russians killed during his War with Peasants than their overall casualties during [[World War I]], including the Russian Civil War. Similarly, under Leninthink, arrests and executions against people were often done arbitrarily under Lenin's design, which ended up greatly expanded under Stalin, with party members also not being exempt from either the Cheka or the [[NKVD]]. As a result, any Cheka members who were suspected to be arrested soon often committed suicide, largely because the arrests also entailed torture and humiliation of the most brutal levels not just against themselves, but also against members of their family. As such, merely being part of a family that included a traitor to the [[USSR]] was enough to be considered a criminal, with Lenin even having camps set up specifically for wives of enemies of the people.

Leninthink, as befitting of an expression of totalitarian thought, does not believe in any private sphere outside the state, resulting in the creation of the [[single party system]], as well as it being modeled directly after the French [[Jacobin]]s and their infamous [[Reign of Terror]]. In addition, Leninthink was also notable as being among the first to exterminate members of their own people, with the ideology under Lenin managing to have more Russians killed during his War with Peasants than their overall casualties during [[World War I]], including the Russian Civil War. Similarly, under Leninthink, arrests and executions against people were often done arbitrarily under Lenin's design, which ended up greatly expanded under Stalin, with party members also not being exempt from either the Cheka or the [[NKVD]]. As a result, any Cheka members who were suspected to be arrested soon often committed suicide, largely because the arrests also entailed torture and humiliation of the most brutal levels not just against themselves, but also against members of their family. As such, merely being part of a family that included a traitor to the [[USSR]] was enough to be considered a criminal, with Lenin even having camps set up specifically for wives of enemies of the people.

The overall ideology originated from [[Karl Marx]]'s teachings, in particular via the concept of [[dictatorship of the proletariat]], which Lenin deemed Marx's greatest contribution beyond even the concept of [[class struggle]]. Lenin himself defined dictatorship as "nothing other than power which is totally unlimited by any laws, totally unrestrained by absolutely any rules, and based directly on force" as early as 1906. In addition, he argued that the revolutionary Party is required to be entirely staffed with professional revolutionaries made up of the intelligentsia (which meant people adhering to radical materialism, atheism, and humanism) their being subject to absolute discipline, and possessing a readiness to do literally anything the leadership demanded. The ideology also had its roots in Lenin's [[zero-sum]] philosophy regarding social interactions, where only one gains, and the other loses (a stark contrast with basic microeconomics, which indicates that both sides win in a transaction provided it wasn't forced). This philosophy also led to his hatred of the [[free market]], to the extent of trying to eliminate it altogether with [[war communism]], with his hatred of markets being such that he deems literally any form of transaction, no matter how small, as being equivalent to the capital crimes of profiteering and speculation, to the extent that even peasants selling produce were deemed bagmen and shot. In fact, Lenin's viewpoint even extended to negotiations, where the Soviets openly deemed everything to be theirs, and the other party in the negotiation's stake was "negotiable" at best, even insisting that the Communists take and the others give, advocating for taking maximum advantage of the Soviets' position to the extent of utterly destroying the enemy due to the latter being deemed weak enough. In fact, even stopping at one's initial demands was considered tantamount to treason, or at best insanity, the latter of which had Lenin advocating for locking anyone who made any concessions to Americans be forcibly institutionalized. As a result, leninthink required extreme solutions, not allowing for a middle ground even under philosophical issues, to the extent that anyone not following exactly Lenin's precise interpretation of materialism makes them an idealist by default, and by extension discredited religion. Largely because of this viewpoint, Lenin, in contrast to other Bolshevik leaders, also rejected the idea of a broad socialist government, even expressing relief when the Left Socialist Revolutionaries collapsed, as well as decreeing the Kadet faction "outside the law" and having two of their leaders lynched at a [[St. Petersburg]] hospital upon seizing power.

The overall ideology originated from [[Karl Marx]]'s teachings, in particular via the concept of [[dictatorship of the proletariat]], which Lenin deemed Marx's greatest contribution beyond even the concept of [[class struggle]]. Lenin himself defined dictatorship as "nothing other than power which is totally unlimited by any laws, totally unrestrained by absolutely any rules, and based directly on force" as early as 1906. In addition, he argued that the revolutionary Party is required to be entirely staffed with professional revolutionaries made up of the intelligentsia (which meant people adhering to radical materialism, atheism, and humanism) their being subject to absolute discipline, and possessing a readiness to do literally anything the leadership demanded. The ideology also had its roots in Lenin's [[zero-sum]] philosophy regarding social interactions, where only one gains, and the other loses (a stark contrast with basic microeconomics, which indicates that both sides win in a transaction provided it wasn't forced). This philosophy also led to his hatred of the [[free market]], to the extent of trying to eliminate it altogether with [[war communism]], with his hatred of markets being such that he deems literally any form of transaction, no matter how small, as being equivalent to the capital crimes of profiteering and speculation, to the extent that even peasants selling produce were deemed bagmen and shot. In fact, Lenin's viewpoint even extended to negotiations, where the Soviets openly deemed everything to be theirs, and the other party in the negotiation's stake was "negotiable" at best, even insisting that the Communists take and the others give, advocating for taking maximum advantage of the Soviets' position to the extent of utterly destroying the enemy due to the latter being deemed weak enough. In fact, even stopping at one's initial demands was considered tantamount to treason, or at best insanity, the latter of which had Lenin advocating for locking anyone who made any concessions to Americans be forcibly institutionalized. As a result, leninthink required extreme solutions, not allowing for a middle ground even under philosophical issues, to the extent that anyone not following exactly Lenin's precise interpretation of materialism makes them an idealist by default, and by extension a supporter of bourgeoise discredited religion. Largely because of this viewpoint, Lenin, in contrast to other Bolshevik leaders, also rejected the idea of a broad socialist government, even expressing relief when the Left Socialist Revolutionaries collapsed, as well as decreeing the Kadet faction "outside the law" and having two of their leaders lynched at a [[St. Petersburg]] hospital upon seizing power.

In addition, leninthink also required the default option being maximum amount of [[violence]] being inflicted upon an enemy, to the extent that Lenin even rebuked followers who showed any hesitance in randomly shooting family members held prisoner, restraining mobs from lynching others, or not using enough force. This almost mystical fascination with the use of force also resulted in Lenin often having conscripted labor army members being sent to concentration camps if they showed any shirking or tardiness, and until he was forced to implement the [[New Economic Policy]] due to a tax on speculation and resultant economic collapse demanded that his forces requisition grain from peasants at gunpoint instead of purchasing it, and having any rebellious Kulaks killed such as during his infamous hanging orders of 1918, and even specifically requesting in a post script to find tougher people. As noted above, Lenin modeled this partly on the [[French Revolution]]'s Reign of Terror, viewing it as what brought the event to glory. As such, he also explicitly reject any notion of empathy, including kindness, mercy, and pity, even going as far as to deem them vices and explicitly teaching such to schoolchildren.

In addition, leninthink also required the default option being maximum amount of [[violence]] being inflicted upon an enemy, to the extent that Lenin even rebuked followers who showed any hesitance in randomly shooting family members held prisoner, restraining mobs from lynching others, or not using enough force. This almost mystical fascination with the use of force also resulted in Lenin often having conscripted labor army members being sent to concentration camps if they showed any shirking or tardiness, and until he was forced to implement the [[New Economic Policy]] due to a tax on speculation and resultant economic collapse demanded that his forces requisition grain from peasants at gunpoint instead of purchasing it, and having any rebellious Kulaks killed such as during his infamous hanging orders of 1918, and even specifically requesting in a post script to find tougher people. As noted above, Lenin modeled this partly on the [[French Revolution]]'s Reign of Terror, viewing it as what brought the event to glory. As such, he also explicitly reject any notion of empathy, including kindness, mercy, and pity, even going as far as to deem them vices and explicitly teaching such to schoolchildren.