• LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net
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    4 days ago

    Now I’m a bit curious which world militaries have murdered the most people across history. Is there any analysis on this?

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      If you count historic empires and their own citizens, it’s China. No other country even comes close. Mao Zedong alone had about as many people killed as both world wars combined.

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        3 days ago

        But the great leap forward makes it OK! Make sure to add that or they’ll ban you.

        And definitely don’t say this:

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      I think 7M European Jews puts an military out I’m front by a bit. Unless you want to count famine as a tactic, Russia could be close.

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        3 days ago

        My suspicion is it might be the US but these aren’t really the even-handed comparisons I’m looking for.