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Interesting point of view. My only problem is your free and very superficial interpretation of both Mao and Stalin. As much as I hate the monsters, especially, Stalin, you must give it to them that they built powerful states that, no matter how stupid the subsequent rulers, were could not be driven into oblivion. Stalin's ruthless rule was a good example, including space travel, WMD, and general industrialization. He relied on many very talented and highly educated people. This is all known stuff. The means to achieve his goals - that is a totally different horror story.
Hitler may be a better example because, of all his entourage, only Speer had a higher education (as an architect!). Still, Germany was a very advanced state under him until it went to war and all rational things became irrational.