As for demonstrating: Yeah me too, but that doesn't matter at all for an online shotposting forum and instilling a culture were we need to "prove" ourselves by sharing information that makes us easier to dox is fed shit.
As for "brigading" I'll add onto what @GarbageShoot@hexbear.net says and add that the community c_tye"dunk_tank is for sharing terrible takes found online. It's not an organising effort, but one of "look at this idiot". I'll not deny that it probably brings more attention to some users here, than they otherwise would've received, but I gotta be honest and say I can't really feel bad for them. If they're shitty enough to aggravate a bunch of people to dunk on them, then that's on them. It's not well-meaning libs or whatever that gets posted there's nor is it simple disagreements. It's pretty clearly awful people saying awful shit.
As for Map Zedong... There's plenty to critique the man for, but it's pretty clear to me you're just quoting red scare era "black book of communism" misinformation. I'd recommend reading more about the man and the period. If you need pointers I know @robinn2@hexbear.net has a great wealth of knowledge about China.
But consider the following: China had famines every decade until the Maoists took over. China had one famine, which has been the source of a great deal of criticism. If we employed the same level of rigour to all other countries, then the "evil" of China would be like that of a school bully compared to that of the UK, the US and France being serial killers.
The Maoists made use of the Mass Line, which relied heavily on the cooperation of the civilian population, without the aid of which they never could have won. If Mao was so evil, how come the populace supported him?
They managed to come back after long march, having been relegated to a tiny rural region. How did they do this, of the populace did not support them?
The KMT saw immense numbers of defectors to the Maoists, why?
The population grew under the Maoists, and life expectancy exploded, despite apparently both civil war, "totalitarian repression" and deliberate starvation. Yet he apparently murdered millions by decree at the same time.
Tibet is often held up as example of political repression, which strikes me as odd. Before the PLA came to Tibet, it was a slave owning theocracy. Why was it bad to abolish slavery in Tibet?
China is not an area I am well-versed in, so if you wish to have a more rigorous discussion I'd recommend asking questions to @robinn2@hexbear.net or engaging with @Mardoniush@hexbear.net who has already responded to you here. It seems as though she is much more well versed than I on the subject.
There's also this thread with a lot of good information.
As for demonstrating: Yeah me too, but that doesn't matter at all for an online shotposting forum and instilling a culture were we need to "prove" ourselves by sharing information that makes us easier to dox is fed shit.
As for "brigading" I'll add onto what @GarbageShoot@hexbear.net says and add that the community c_tye"dunk_tank is for sharing terrible takes found online. It's not an organising effort, but one of "look at this idiot". I'll not deny that it probably brings more attention to some users here, than they otherwise would've received, but I gotta be honest and say I can't really feel bad for them. If they're shitty enough to aggravate a bunch of people to dunk on them, then that's on them. It's not well-meaning libs or whatever that gets posted there's nor is it simple disagreements. It's pretty clearly awful people saying awful shit.
As for Map Zedong... There's plenty to critique the man for, but it's pretty clear to me you're just quoting red scare era "black book of communism" misinformation. I'd recommend reading more about the man and the period. If you need pointers I know @robinn2@hexbear.net has a great wealth of knowledge about China.
But consider the following: China had famines every decade until the Maoists took over. China had one famine, which has been the source of a great deal of criticism. If we employed the same level of rigour to all other countries, then the "evil" of China would be like that of a school bully compared to that of the UK, the US and France being serial killers.
The Maoists made use of the Mass Line, which relied heavily on the cooperation of the civilian population, without the aid of which they never could have won. If Mao was so evil, how come the populace supported him?
They managed to come back after long march, having been relegated to a tiny rural region. How did they do this, of the populace did not support them?
The KMT saw immense numbers of defectors to the Maoists, why?
The population grew under the Maoists, and life expectancy exploded, despite apparently both civil war, "totalitarian repression" and deliberate starvation. Yet he apparently murdered millions by decree at the same time.
Tibet is often held up as example of political repression, which strikes me as odd. Before the PLA came to Tibet, it was a slave owning theocracy. Why was it bad to abolish slavery in Tibet?
China is not an area I am well-versed in, so if you wish to have a more rigorous discussion I'd recommend asking questions to @robinn2@hexbear.net or engaging with @Mardoniush@hexbear.net who has already responded to you here. It seems as though she is much more well versed than I on the subject.
There's also this thread with a lot of good information.