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CEPS Meme and Satire Megathread v2019

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Neopunk said:
The claimed 100 million are numbers from western publications, that were written to support the red scare. They are highly exaggerated, mostly guesses and overall just blown outta proportion.
And even if they were true, capitalism kills 100 million people in 2-3 years.
I despise Mao and Stalin probably more than you do. But at least my criticism of their actions is not based on stupid propaganda.

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We're just going to have to agree to disagree. And I'll leave it at that. :) I'm not trying to get into a debate about who kills more people. This is simply a "meme" thread.
 
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Neopunk said:
The claimed 100 million are numbers from western publications, that were written to support the red scare. They are highly exaggerated, mostly guesses and overall just blown outta proportion.
And even if they were true, capitalism kills 100 million people in 2-3 years.
I despise Mao and Stalin probably more than you do. But at least my criticism of their actions is not based on stupid propaganda.

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Proof? I don't see anyone providing links to any proof on either side.
 
nuttynutskin said:
Proof? I don't see anyone providing links to any proof on either side.
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Most figures include death by starvation and other indirect causes and capital punishment for all crimes, not just political ones. You can't just say that literally every person who dies in a country was killed by the ruling ideology.

This guy on AskHistorians has a good analysis with sources:

r/AskHistorians - Is the Black Book of Communism an accurate source?

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If you use the same logic that people used to come up with the 100 million figure, capitalism has killed far more people:
 
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