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[–] Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (22 children)

Wasn't the great leap forward by Mao the biggest mass murder in world history, according to historians not governments?

Doesn't whitewashing that amount to Holocaust denial level cultural blindness?

I know nothing, quick Google search.

[–] john_brown@hexbear.net 14 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

Do you understand the difference between causing a famine unintentionally and doing mass murder?

[–] Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com -3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (4 children)

"Oops! I killed 15 million people, but it was an accident. My bad. Who knew forcibly moving all the farmers to the city and making them work in factories would cause a famine?"

-Mao, probably

PS: 15 million is the low end number. 15-55 million is the commonly accepted number, with some estimates as high as 70 million.

At some point you'd think he'd look around and notice.

[–] john_brown@hexbear.net 12 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

So you think Mao decided starving his own people benefited him? Why?

[–] ThirdConsul@lemmy.ml -5 points 3 weeks ago

I'm sorry, but why would that matter? We tend to judge people by their actions, not their intent, when it comes to mass deaths.

Right?

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