rogerluli Posted June 17, 2010 Report Share Posted June 17, 2010 Looking at the numbers, hard for me to figure how they got 78 million dead under Mao---- the famines between 1958---61 account for a broad figure, liberally applied, of 30 million. Policy was horrible, but there were also drought conditions during those years. But where are the other 48 million? The Cultural Revolution... But seriously if I stick just to the facts I may not be elected Mr Cultural Sensitivity... so I'll just tell y'all what Thomas Jefferson said to me one day... When the people fear the government there is tyranny...When the government fears the people there is freedom... Link to comment
Guest Tony n Terrific Posted June 17, 2010 Report Share Posted June 17, 2010 Looking at the numbers, hard for me to figure how they got 78 million dead under Mao---- the famines between 1958---61 account for a broad figure, liberally applied, of 30 million. Policy was horrible, but there were also drought conditions during those years. But where are the other 48 million? The Cultural Revolution... But seriously if I stick just to the facts I may not be elected Mr Cultural Sensitivity... so I'll just tell y'all what Thomas Jefferson said to me one day... When the people fear the government there is tyranny...When the government fears the people there is freedom... Right on! Link to comment
shenzhen Posted June 17, 2010 Report Share Posted June 17, 2010 Looking at the numbers, hard for me to figure how they got 78 million dead under Mao---- the famines between 1958---61 account for a broad figure, liberally applied, of 30 million. Policy was horrible, but there were also drought conditions during those years. But where are the other 48 million? The Cultural Revolution... But seriously if I stick just to the facts I may not be elected Mr Cultural Sensitivity... so I'll just tell y'all what Thomas Jefferson said to me one day... When the people fear the government there is tyranny...When the government fears the people there is freedom... And I see China and the USA moving in the opposite directions on this statement.... Link to comment
shenzhen Posted June 17, 2010 Report Share Posted June 17, 2010 Looking at the numbers, hard for me to figure how they got 78 million dead under Mao---- the famines between 1958---61 account for a broad figure, liberally applied, of 30 million. Policy was horrible, but there were also drought conditions during those years. But where are the other 48 million?I think the stats are similar to the ones regarding number of prosititutes in China --- they are all over the map and depends on how you define "killed under ...". The numbers I see have 78MM on the high side with 20MM on the low side. Take the average ... 49MM Link to comment
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