In light of the extreme overuse of Adolf Hitler as a political epithet, we’ve already explored three other notorious 20th-century tyrants — Vladimir Lenin, Joseph Stalin, and Mao Zedong — whose cruelty and bloodlust qualify them as appropriate substitutes for the Nazi dictator in public discourse.
Though not referenced nearly as much as Hitler in ideological disputes, our three previous subjects do have significant name recognition among the general public.
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