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Shocking that a regime in which, "the communist leaders of the Soviet Union were responsible for no fewer than 15 million deaths." could be painted in a bad lig
by influx 6y ago
Shocking that a regime in which, "the communist leaders of the Soviet Union were responsible for no fewer than 15 million deaths." could be painted in a bad light.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_killings_under_communist_regimes#Soviet_Union https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_killings_under_communist_...
- tropdrop 6y agoTo paint a government in a bad light is one thing. To rob its citizens of their humanity is another. A bad writer thinks they're equivalent.
- unmole 6y agoRed Plenty absolutely does not rob the Soviet people of their humanity. If anything, it emphasis their humanity and juxtaposes it against the inhuman absurdities of a command economy.