Mason Pelt · 4w Stalin's success came from being more of a psychopath than anyone ever estimated. He was physically unimposing and viewed as beneath the intellect of almost everyone else in revolutionary leadership.... Mason Pelt @Mason Pelt 1775920520 Stalin was useful strategically to people with power until he was able to rally a large enough base to have power of his own, while largely being viewed as a non-threat by everyone around him. 1