130 years since the birth of one of the most important revolutionaries of all time __ Mao lives on __ making revolution and liberating the exploited and oppressed masses
Mao's policies were responsible for vast numbers of deaths, with estimates ranging from 40 to 80 million victims due to starvation, persecution, prison labour, and mass executions, and his government was described as totalitarian.
Communism lives on as long as there are ignorant useful idiots like @PDXRevYouth
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Like a lot of people my age, I thought we settled this argument in 1989. If this is one lesson we cannot learn despite tens of millions dead & hundreds of millions oppressed, the future seems dark indeed.
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@CynicalPublius Yes, Google is misinterpreting the rules
“. . . information must be approved for public release by an appropriate authorizing official before it is released, even if it is unclassified."
This quote was fed into google.
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I fed in the longer, complete quote
“. . . information must be approved for public release by an appropriate authorizing official before it is released by any military member, DoW civilian employee or contract employee, even if it is unclassified.”
- still misinterpreted
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@CynicalPublius I believe that Google interprets this from an authoritative perspective. The authority is the mainstream press.
The press is using Google, and Google is parroting their thinking in answer.
The Nobel Peace Prize Committee awarded it to a Venezuelan peace activist today, and you know what she did?
Dedicated it to President Trump
- DC_Draino
[I saw this and had to check it out]
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The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the 2025 #NobelPeacePrize to Maria Corina Machado for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela
- The Nobel Prize
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This recognition of the struggle of all Venezuelans is a boost to conclude our task: to conquer Freedom.
I dedicate this prize to the suffering people of Venezuela and to President Trump for his decisive support of our cause!