> The consensus estimate is that 70 million human beings have died so far during the CCP's reign of terror, mostly from starvation Yeah, but it's hard to imagi

> The consensus estimate is that 70 million human beings have died so far during the CCP's reign of terror, mostly from starvation Yeah, but it's hard to imagine what China actually like in pre-P.R.C times. It's not "end the war, install democracy and go prosper" that easy for an ancient civilization to turn modern. Mao has his faults, and underestimated contributions, but what's more important is whether current and succeeding politicians will learn from history.