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Tolc@lemmy.world 1 week agoSoviet union and mao were good
Khmer rogue was backed by CIA
Comment on .ml has got to be the only place on earth where I'd get downvoted for a comment like this
Tolc@lemmy.world 1 week agoSoviet union and mao were good
Khmer rogue was backed by CIA
Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz 1 week ago
Deng: Mao was at least 20% bad. I don’t think I need to list Deng’s mistakes. Or mention Hu Jintao.
The USSR beat the Nazis, turned hundreds of millions of farmers living under feudalism into a space-based civilization with living standards comparable to the west within a single lifetime, and materially supported positive social movements all over the planet, but if you want to talk about any particular period, I can talk about things that in hindsight weren’t great, even with proper context.