TIL the founder of the Chinese Communist Party, Mao Zedong, was responsible for the deaths of over 65 million people, making him the most prolific killer of the 20th century.

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[–]aThievingStableboy[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

aset

[–]theFriendlyDoomer 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

To some extent, it depends on his reasons. He's stated the defensive war thesis. I've never gotten around to researching the time period enough to evaluate it. I've heard there is a great book called Human Smoke, written by a pacifist (so not a Nazi) on the issue. My library only has it as audio book, so I skipped it.

I don't exactly see how the invasion of France was defensive, but I'll listen to someone.

[–]aThievingStableboy[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

esteetas

[–]theFriendlyDoomer 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Yeah, I was trying to be patient. Now that he's at "watch the world burn," I'll just let it pass.

I had time to kill.

[–]aThievingStableboy[S] 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

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