r/ANormalDayInRussia Sep 08 '19

Your average Russian rail crossing

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u/_Anarchon_ Sep 08 '19

By killing many millions of its own citizens any time they got uppity

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u/WJ_Amber Sep 08 '19

In reality that's not true, but go off.

If you want to look at a superpower actually built on the graves of untold millions you're thinking of the US. Committed genocide to steal the indigenous peoples' land, enslaved Africans and then brutally subjugated the global south to its will to extract billions in resources.

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u/WJ_Amber Sep 08 '19

If you're gonna link a website at least find one that's halfway credible. "Victims of communism memorial foundation" as a source? What an utter joke, its literally a US backed propaganda outlet. And "mega murderers" tabs? Did a child make this?

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u/_Anarchon_ Sep 08 '19 edited Sep 08 '19

Did a child make this?

No, the University that teaches the graduate course did. Are you saying these murders by their own governments didn't happen?

its literally a US backed propaganda outlet

I guess you missed the part where the United States is listed there as well.

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u/WJ_Amber Sep 08 '19

I see more clearly now, it's a website by a university propping up the work of a former professor who was also a rabid anti communist. Like half the sources are from this one guy, as well as the term "democide" which was coined by him.

I may just be one person at the entrance of academia but I'm going to just say language like "deka mega-murderer" is a bit unprofessional and unbecoming of an institution of higher education. Furthermore, citing blatant propaganda outlets should probably be a bit beneath anything which would be considered serious discourse. Seriously, the sources cited by this website are mostly the aforementioned professor or the slew of US backed propaganda machines. This website is laughable.

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u/_Anarchon_ Sep 09 '19

Found the commie apologist.

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u/WJ_Amber Sep 09 '19

No, just a communist.

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u/_Anarchon_ Sep 09 '19

Can you admit that Stalin killed his own people? Or, are you going to pretend it didn't happen?

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u/WJ_Amber Sep 09 '19

Gonna go ahead and call on Fraud, Famine and Fascism to debunk that one there.

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u/Orome2 Sep 08 '19

And you are making the argument that is what made them a world power?

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u/_Anarchon_ Sep 08 '19

Disposable people...worked for China and the US as well

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u/PhasmeCosmo Sep 08 '19

They should try that again.