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> it was in the government’s interest not to count bodies Absolutely. So long as we remember it's in other party's interests to boost the body count, too. You'
by sho 9y ago
> it was in the government’s interest not to count bodies
Absolutely. So long as we remember it's in other party's interests to boost the body count, too. You're right though - we'll never know.
- seanmcdirmid 9y agoYes, but the government could have answered the question with a real investigation at the time, while the other parties could not. At any rate, whenever you use the military to do what riot police should be doing instead (China lacked non-lethal riot suppression capabilities at the time), it is going to be very messy.