Mao Zedong: Hero or Tyrant?

Discussion in 'Historical Events Coffee House' started by battleearl, Jan 19, 2012.

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Which one?

Savior of the Chinese people 4 vote(s) 18.2%
Tyrannical peasant dictator 15 vote(s) 68.2%
Mao who? 3 vote(s) 13.6%
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  1. SovietEmpireUSSR Well-Known Member

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    You are all debunked!
    SovietEmpireUSSR, Jan 22, 2012
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    At least the communists were smart enough to realize that the low literacy rate wasn't only caused by the fact that education was unavailable for large parts of the population. But also due to the difficulty of many Chinese characters.

    Nah, just kidding. The communists weren't the first realized who that, but they did introduce simplified characters.
    battleearl, Jan 22, 2012
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    So 70 million people just disappeared
    thelistener, Jan 22, 2012
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    One of them was my great-grandfather...
    battleearl, Jan 22, 2012
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    What exactly do you mean by "70 million people just disappeared"?
    SovietEmpireUSSR, Jan 22, 2012
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  6. battleearl Well-Known Member

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    Imprisoned and never to be heard of?
    battleearl, Jan 22, 2012
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    According to history about 70 million people vanished because of Mao. During the great leap and in cultural revolution. Making Mao the worst dictator on earth
    Makes sense you know. In those empty Tibet mountains there are prisons that hold 70 million people.... Or not
    thelistener, Jan 22, 2012
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    50-70 million
    D3adtrap, Jan 22, 2012
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  9. Viking Socrates I am Mad Scientist

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    Im going with no one watched the video? Well congrats to soviet for bring out Maoistrebelnews.
    Viking Socrates, Jan 22, 2012
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    Mao's funeral in 1976. Although the people on this footage are visibly sad, they certainly did not go apesh*t like during Kim Jong il's or Kim il Sung's funeral.
    battleearl, Jan 22, 2012
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    He went to Stalin's funeral, which far Trumped his own.

    GENERALISSIMO STALIN AND COMRADE MAO.
    Viking Socrates, Jan 22, 2012
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    Mao's funeral was indeed more like Stalin's. People who held a moment of silence instead of screaming, weeping, and pounding their fists to the ground.

    [IMG]
    battleearl, Jan 22, 2012
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  13. Imperial1917 City-States God of War

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    I am not contesting that it may or may not have been incompetance on his part that lead to those deaths. I am contesting the idea that he was wholly incompetent.
    Imperial1917, Jan 22, 2012
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  14. Viking Socrates I am Mad Scientist

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    Am I the only who is also curious to Stalin's (our stalin) view on Stalin, Mao, Castro, and communism in generally today.

    Because everyone on his YouTube channel video "Why i named myself JVS" hates him.
    Viking Socrates, Jan 22, 2012
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    He was incompetent, unless it was in his plans to cause those death and in that case he would have been more than competent.
    D3adtrap, Jan 22, 2012
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    I get the feeling that you are fixed in this.

    For myownself, if one can lead, living as most don't dare to dream, then you are not wholly incompetent.
    Imperial1917, Jan 22, 2012
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    He was a pretty terrible person. The Great Leap and cultural revolution were... absolutely horrendous.
    Skyicewolf, Jan 22, 2012
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    GeneralofCarthage, Jan 23, 2012
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    Well he was in China so much higher population, but yeah even I a pinko rather dislike the guy.
    Viking Socrates, Jan 23, 2012
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    Oh stop linking that shit over and over again, it's flawed beyond believe and I hate getting eye fucked all the time.
    D3adtrap, Jan 24, 2012
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