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Re:Remains found in China may belong to third human lineage by JuanPosadas on Wednesday August 09, 2023 @11:44PM (#37071686)
That's nothing compared to the 20 million per year that died under capitalism.
Re:Remains found in China may belong to third human lineage by spidersenses on Thursday August 10, 2023 @03:03AM (#37072914)
>That's nothing compared to the 20 million per year that died under capitalism.

Died at an old age, surrounded by loved ones? In contrast to Gulags, secret executions, and man-caused famines?

Re:Remains found in China may belong to third human lineage by joenot443 on Thursday August 10, 2023 @09:35AM (#37075994)
I'm glad you mentioned that! Plenty of Wikipedia users much more knowledgable on the topic than you or I had a lengthy discussion on whether it makes sense to try and make such comparisons.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Mass_killings_under_commu...

The answer, as one would expect, is that it's an entirely pointless exercise, largely used as a coping mechanism for recovering communists.