Debate: "Hitler was a more evil and ruthless leader than Stalin."
Side: No, I disagree

I strongly disagree to this. Hitler was seen as a hero by many of the Germans. He was an image of adoration amongst the people of Germany. Majority of Germany had put their trust and faith into Hitler as the rightful leader of Germany whom everyone loved in contrast to Stalin, who was widely feared and was not genuinely adored by anyone. Many people looked up to Stalin only because they wanted to live, as anything that did not complement Stalin's rule would be seen as a threat and would thus result in the death of opposing civilians.One of the key differences between Hitler and Stalin was the way they rose to power. Hitler rose to power by the means of winning the hearts of the people and by winning in the most political and non-violent way while Stalin had used unfair and abusive ways to rise to power through the use of violence and sabotage without the consent of the citizens' favour, only through his vision which he was strongly supported for, in contrast to Hitler who could appeal to the needs of the people and was a 'people's person'. Hitler amassed his fame and support through his book, "Mein Kampf", which addressed the troubles of Germans during the aftermath of WWI, and also by making frequent charismatic speeches to the people. Hitler did not use any form of violence though he had a secret army. His army was only so that his political party could stay invulnerable from physical threats from other oppositions. However, he only used propaganda as a mean of political sabotage.Stalin, on the other hand, manipulated the entire government body and sabotaged everyone which was not a benefit to him. The biggest exploit was his speech at the funeral of Lenin, which made the whole of Russia think that he was the successor of Lenin, when it was by right Trotsky, through bluffing Trotsky that the funeral was held on a different date.The other difference was the way Hitler and Stalin led the country. Hitler ensured that the Germans benefited strongly and the troubles would be ridden of, such as unemployment and widespread poverty. However, Hitler cost some of the people in exchange for this good occurrence. He had banished the Jewish lives of Germany, which he saw as the cause of Germany's fall. This involved millions of lives in brute and bloodshed, however, there was a lot of positive light for the citizens of Germany.Stalin on the other hand did not care for any right within the country. He only wanted to maximize the country's resources. No one was considered a good man in his rule, everyone was equally bad. Bad in the sense that they were treated poorly. Stalin focused solely on the industrialization of the country, he ignored the lives of the people and the hardship suffered for his objective. He had robbed the people of their resources and morale. He would mercilessly kill anyone who refused to work for him, he imposed terror on the people of Soviet Russia. This meant that everyone were to die for him, man or woman. Stalin, in the end, had killed more than Hitler, but Stalin's genocide was moreover unreasonable and unfair as it only wished to achieve an objective which satisfies his own good. Hitler's genocide was for the people who he saw as Germans and benefited a group of people, compared to Stalin, who disadvantaged everyone