[deleted] Submitted by [deleted] on October 18, 2017 at 9:22 PM in Empire (edited on March 6, 2018 at 10:25 PM) 3 comments 12
SpiritOfTito wrote on October 19, 2017 at 9:21 AM (edited on October 19, 2017 at 9:22 AM) A frank point I want to point out: Half a million is conservative estimates. More recent historians put the figure as high as 3 million. (below source) http://www.cambridge.org/us/academic/subjects/history/twentieth-century-regional-history/specter-genocide-mass-murder-historical-perspective#B31yOUgybROzQxFj.97 It is unsurprising the NyTimes is using the more older, more conservative figure of half a million to describe atrocities against leftists Permalink 4
freiheit wrote on October 18, 2017 at 10:03 PM Including the press, hey NYT??? Permalink 3 MrPotatoeHead wrote on October 18, 2017 at 10:24 PM Great point. If the public has no knowledge of certain events, how can the rise up and act? Permalink Parent 1
MrPotatoeHead wrote on October 18, 2017 at 10:24 PM Great point. If the public has no knowledge of certain events, how can the rise up and act? Permalink Parent 1
SpiritOfTito wrote (edited )
A frank point I want to point out: Half a million is conservative estimates. More recent historians put the figure as high as 3 million. (below source)
http://www.cambridge.org/us/academic/subjects/history/twentieth-century-regional-history/specter-genocide-mass-murder-historical-perspective#B31yOUgybROzQxFj.97
It is unsurprising the NyTimes is using the more older, more conservative figure of half a million to describe atrocities against leftists