• Logi@lemmy.world
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    So, all the famine, death and destruction caused by capitalist exploitation of third world countries like india and most of the africsn continent can also directly be tied back to capitalism right?

    Sure, if that’s the comparison you’re making. But “capitalism” Vs Mao is not a comparison that makes sense.

    You could maybe count Churchill’s famine in India or his jolly little wars in Africa if you want to be argumentative. Or just accept that Mao caused millions of deaths through pig-headed incompetence and move on.

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      Im just being logically consistent here m8.

      you said “Because a communist dictator coming into power is often followed by severe mismanagement and famine and the deaths of millions. It’s not the same sort of evil as killing people deliberately, but they’re equally dead.”

      Mao killed tens of millions. Capitalism kills hundreds of millions, and continues to do so.

      If were gonna play the killscore game, might as well get the full scoreboard

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        Tsk. Mao is not the same sort of concept as capitalism. Has he killed more or fewer people than mosquitoes or bananas? What about too short green traffic lights? Moonless nights? All questions that make the same amount of sense. Mate.

        Added: Feel free to count a famine caused by a capitalist leader against that person’s score. That’s being consistent.

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          Feel free to count a famine caused by a capitalist leader against that person’s score.

          They already did???

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            Which leader was that?

            Y’all are trying to count all the evils of capitalism and colonialism against the bone headed incompetence of Mao and it just doesn’t make any sense.

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              If I understood you correctly - you think that great man theory applies to china, but in the empire mode of production just does that?

              Why do you think people who invented mass line were cool with somone singlehandedly making decisions? (I mean I know exactly why, as every accusation is a confession, but ffs have some dignity)

              In almost every place on the planet at the time, give people power and you get 4 pests campaign equivalent. Unless you think that feudal peasants somehow possesed modern understanding of agriculture? And in the same vein, give people power and they’ll end poverty and homlessness. (Not)Suprisingly in the west, despite material obundance, that doesn’t have happened yet.

              Maybe “all evils of capitalism and colonialism” are the consequence of “bone headed incompetence” of western elites? And that mistakes of great leap forward were made by collective decisions made in the face of war, famine, siege and 100 years under foreign boot?

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          4 days ago

          The death tolls im stating are coming from WHO, world health organization, and are the resultat of capitalist exploitation in the area.

          If the famines leading to the death of millions, are the fault of communism through the negligence of Mao as you stated earlier, then why tf is similar famines, created by the negligence of capitalist power holders, not the fault of capitalism?

          or do you want me to find out the names of the CEOs so we can put blame entirely on the individual? That would then mean that the deaths in china was only the fault of Mao as well, and has nothing to do with the communism.

          either the economic system is partly at fault or it isnt. Pick a lane pal.

          Tsk.

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            I didn’t ever say it was the fault of communism. I said it was the fault of Mao. Because he severely mismanaged, well, everything. But if you want to shout into the void about capitalism then go ahead. Shout away.

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              Very much sounded like you were implying it had to do with the economic system, but if youre saying the economic systems has no fault to play in either case, cool cool.

              Should we hold people like that responsible then in your view? The people who cause great harm to the rest of the world whether that be through capitalist or communist or any other mode of production?