Mao Zedong: The Man Behind 45 Million Deaths

[@MrAitraining]

And yet there are constant docs on Netfix on Evil Adolph but never anything on Mao

[@casewojo6186]

AIPAC

[@MrAitraining]

@casewojo6186 yeah. Jews are the only victims that need constant docs and covering in history to the media.

[@billysunday7507]

Jews

[@jamestomlin4173]

probably cause they like chinese money

[@tritium1998]

Yeah there's never anything on how Mao had more support compared to all the fandom for your other guy.

[@jokodihaynes419]

Moral of the story be careful what you wish for

[@lorihamlin3604]

So true..with so much political unrest at the moment even more so. Citizens really need to educate themselves and not blindly follow their leaders.

[@Yk1000-]

​@@lorihamlin3604Exactly they suffered the worst famine in human history and yet today the CCP only teaches about the good stuff the dictator did but not the evil stuff cause they have a bad habit of covering up the past rather then educate what really happened. Just like Germany teaches about the holocaust.

[@Yk1000-]

​@@lorihamlin3604The people today can't educate themselves cause the CCP are control freaks who monitor their citizens why do you think they not allowed to talk about the massacre that happened in 1989 blaming american mercenaries trying to overthrow the government when it was them and other foreigners who exposed the truth cause it was the army who fired on their own citizens.

[@thefrecklepuny]

The old saying of "One death is a tragedy. A million is a mere statistic" seems to be very true with Mao Zedong.

[@MrTVintro]

I would add, "Ten million, just another day in China". Historically China has had a major famine, disaster or war that killed millions every couple of decades.

[@jamestomlin4173]

@@MrTVintro Mao was a total idiot when it came to farming and famines he ordered sparrows to be killed off which led to locusts eating all the grain which led to the worst famine in chinas history.

[@tritium1998]

​@@MrTVintro So your Roman Empire was weaker when it died with less history and people despite smaller disasters.

[@jokodihaynes419]

"one would like to be both the one and the other but because it is difficult to combine them it is far better to be feared than loved if you cannot be both"- Machiavelli

[@em_c1484]

Im only 15 minutes in, and there's been 6 adverts already. Too many ads.

[@sevans606]

I'm 20 mins in and there's been six non skippable 30 second adverts

[@davidlafranchise4782]

I didn’t have more than a couple

[@stockdrifta]

So get youtube premium. Have you ever watched tv before??? 😂😂

[@danny208YT]

I use youtube enough everyday to pay for premium. It's actually my most used subscription. Netflix second

[@DavidBhutan]

Which country are you in? I am from Bhutan and we don't have ads at all in my country.

[@冰红茶-i7n]

As a Chinese, this history was never taught, they only say "30% error 70% weather" etc, which is real shocking when I get to know these on KZbin. What a government we are supporting right now.

[@tritium1998]

Yeah it's weird how the Chinese don't get their history from foreign enemies crying about them and supported Mao more than Lincoln got.

[@Yk1000-]

Your gov have a very bad habit of covering up cause they are to prideful to show the negative side of the regime.They expect you to believe what you are told and move on rather than thinking about the past that was the same situation with the square massacre in 1989 they tried to wipe it out of people's memory as if it never happened.But thanks to foreigners they smuggled the evidence for the world to see It was also the same with the hong Kong protest as well.

[@DottieParker-l6k]

History comes from historians ​@@tritium1998

[@christopherfoy6668]

They're probably surveilling KZbin as best they can. I spent time in Guangdong Province in 2006. It was insane the level of paranoia and surveillance I saw

[@Ulani101]

Mao wasn't stupid. You don't get a position of power like his, and keep it, unless you have the intellect to pull it off. Mao was a sociopath who wanted power, and like most of his type didn't care how many people had to lose their lives in the process. My thoughts, anyway.

[@Michael-qe1xo]

You’re so sigma and smart omg

[@LesSharp]

Please feature the Chinese adventure in Vietnam of '79

[@turbofanlover]

Pure evil.

[@henrikschmidt3964]

I learned something today.

[@jackbarnhill9354]

At least 45 million.

[@madsteve9]

I thought it was closer to 80 Million. The executions, slave labour re-education camps, cultural revolution and his man made famines.

[@lonestarbug]

Agree.

[@Darthdoodoo]

Its way more if u include everyone this ideology has hurt over time including today

[@lonestarbug]

@@Darthdoodoo True.

[@Charles-Chen1]

大概2000万把往往把数目夸大来吸引观众，我是中国人，但我们的国人从来不了解这段历史

[@sarcasmenul]

@@Darthdoodoo whereas the current system is so much better right? Tell me how many innocents did western countries butcher in the 20th century alone? Yeah.

[@jokodihaynes419]

You never know what you had until it is gone

[@jokodihaynes419]

This is what happens when we don't learn from history

[@lonestarbug]

Precisely.

[@Yk1000-]

The CCP doesn't even teach about the famine just how he lifted china out of poverty so when your gov twists history of course you don't learn from the past just like how they tried to erase the square massacre in 1989.

[@miketackabery7521]

This is what we get when we champion idealists. Underneath they're all mass murder wannabes.

[@TheBestDog]

History appears to be repeating itself today with nations forming 'alliances' and 'secret treaties'* against one another. * 'Secret Treaties' are banned by international law.

[@TesterBoy]

This happens when you promote socialism

[@ashdoglsu]

Why am i fascinated with this dude ? I’m not a communist or socialist.

[@kennybachman35]

Neither was he.

[@jzimmerman284]

Very few people have moved such an underdeveloped and impoverished nation forward so far in such a short time, it undeniably cost a lot of lives but in less than 50 years China went from unindustrialized backwater to global superpower

[@vickersfield3847]

​@@jzimmerman284good trade? 50 million payment for modernisation?

[@hepark]

Really… paid a high price for the modernization plus he’s remembered as genocide in history. I cannot feel any sympathy for him or his doings.

[@teresagaines-wk8rq]

Fantastic video. Have learned so much about geopolitics in only 30 minutes.

[@TomCotton-p6y]

Got to love Chinese leadership. They are the biggest threat to their own people 😢😮😢

[@tritium1998]

Well you're supposed to be weaker than the leadership they won with.

[@HeavilyCensoredKitty]

Just like Kim he always smiles...

[@gregcollis9688]

As the old saying goes" power corrupts , absolute power corrupts absolutely".

[@robert1200]

I think this saying is used by the tyrant to justify their tyranny, and isn't actually true. Because when the tyrant gets accused of being a tyrant, instead of taking responsibility they point fingers and try to claim that anyone in their position would have done what they did.

[@robertdelacruz2951]

Thank you, War Stories, for a non-Hitlerian video.

[@JohnMarkDoethe1st]

Get used to it. Was a huge world affair not too long ago. If you follow history; can't escape it 😢

[@rudiruttger]

well, the subject of this video had a similar kind of father to that mustache enthusiast...

[@pm.meowth4850]

Thats your algorithm not them

[@doberton]

They gotta keep the lights on...

[@BuddyCouch-c6t]

When they say no ads doesn't mean anything

[@jokodihaynes419]

"Would I rather be loved or feared easy both I want people to be afraid of how much they loved me"-Michael Scott the office

[@neukleopatra]

Surprise ads even though we pay for KZbin premium, instant downvote and skip 🤣 15:10

[@jamiebusch9406]

What do I think about Mao? One of, if not the worst human beings in history.

[@anab0lic]

And yet beloved in China, have a think about why that may be.

[@Dougie1969]

IMO The worst human in history is Stalin

[@MrBannystar]

@@anab0lic Because most of them can't access foreign media nor watch documentaries such as this.

[@anab0lic]

@MrBannystar no, its because they have access to information that isn't as well known here. Most people won't be able to list all the great things Mao did for China.

[@MrBannystar]

@@anab0lic What utter horseshite! Most people couldn't and *SHOULDN'T* talk about "the good things" that Mao did because it comes with it the slight caveat of millions of deaths! My God....I've seen some apologist bilge but this is right up there. Even a certain Austrian painter managed to make the trains run on time......

[@radwizard]

Democrats love this guy.

[@Wolf_3125]

80 million deaths

[@lucky_4_jake4]

Unit 734 a Japanese “special” unit or detachment is also an interesting topic to research, but warning for those most of the details of what they had done is atrocious

[@theflaggedyoutuberii4311]

Forty-five billion, are we counting the forced abortions?

[@ThisIsPodcastSpencer]

And the drop in birth rates and rise in miscarriages due to starvation?

[@davidz7858]

Millions, you added up three 0

[@zack7259]

革命嘛😊，哪有不死人的？

[@kingpriapatius5832]

Hello from Greece.

[@Atlastheyote222]

45 million that we can 100% confidently confirm, but yeah it was likely to be way more than that. Truely disturbing to think that 45 million is the MINIMUM

[@tritium1998]

You're only confident in what you wish but they gained millions more than you plus nukes.

[@squalosus223]

"That's wasn't real communism, it's gonna work this time guys"

[@0rrrev]

Not advocating for communism but capitalism hasn’t fared much better, tens millions have still died under it over the years

[@MrBannystar]

@@0rrrev what an absolutely boneheaded comment.

[@0rrrev]

@@MrBannystar how? It’s a fact?

[@MrBannystar]

@@0rrrev Give me a breakdown of the deaths "caused" by capitalism.

[@MAXIMUSMINIMALIST]

@@0rrrev😂😂 the soy is strong with this one 😂😂

[@jamestomlin4173]

This just proves if the model for your political party sounds to good to be true, then it IS too good to be true. Socialism and communism ALWAYS sound good, but NEVER is it good.

[@tritium1998]

But you're fine with political models that promise you heaven despite all your history with that.

[@jamestomlin4173]

@@tritium1998 name one successful socialist country. Oh, wait u cant.

[@Henry_john78]

Great leader chairman mao. The man behind at least 300 million lives.

[@Mani-my8ob]

😂

[@Henry_john78]

@Mani-my8ob blah blah

[@handlessuck777]

*Being ended

[@thuff86]

Basically if Trump is Hiiiitlahhh, then Biden be Zedong.

[@Se_pasan]

I think mao zedong was just a chill guy.

[@miketackabery7521]

Gotta love a troll 😂

[@handlessuck777]

His heart was chilly.

[@MaliVal]

life expectancy went from low 30s to almost 70 under mao. Launched the most successful and rapid literacy campaigns ever. Spread healthcare from urban areas to the country side and made healthcare a free human right, the doctor to citizen ration increased in china faster than any other country in history. For women he criminalized oppressive traditions like footbinding, allowed them to initiate divorces, allowed them to own their own property, and allowed them to hold government positions, be equal in communes, vote for local legislation, and participate in the military. repurposed all warlord lands to the peasants that worked them. Helped defeat imperial japan and unified china after centuries of colonialism, exploitation, and extortion. Rapidly industrialized the country and modernized it. The economy increased by high single digits to low double digits year over year for the greater part of 4 decades. Infant mortality rate dropped to an equal percentage as some developed european countries. There is a reason people in China admire Mao for the things he accomplished, and theres a reason that western historians consider him one of the most impactful leaders in the 20th century. Calling him the most evil man in the world takes an absurd amount of ignorance and lack of critical thinking. There are people who did much worse things and way less good things who are still praised to this day, because they are a product of the west and not under intense scrutiny like Mao is. It is okay to acknowledge his faults and policy failures that lead to millions of deaths without disregarding the hundreds of millions of lives saved.

[@deeznutz1565]

crazy how the 45-80 million deaths goes right over your head

[@norbertocarlosagustinkushi1916]

😡

[@patrickrichards2577]

✨🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿✨🥰✨👍✨♥️✨🤗✨.

[@TDL-xg5nn]

More like a 100 million.

[@buckshot6481]

What about that other guy Mao tse Tung ? The one listed in my encyclopedias. And Peking not Bejing.

[@BuddyCouch-c6t]

🎉that's what my encyclopedia says also

[@patrickrichards2577]

✨🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿✨😳✨😱✨🤯✨.

[@P2D_x]

L*Mao*

[@zorlackrom]

Not a nice person indeed

[@anab0lic]

To only look at the deaths incurred during this era is to vastly overlook all the good this man also did for China..... There is a reason why he still beloved by the Chinese people, he played a pivotal role in getting them to where they are today.

[@josephvanorden3782]

He is only beloved because the people are still oppressed by the communist party. The second they throw off the yoke of communism no one will admire Mao.

[@mocassin92]

Communism kills. Look what it did to your brain

[@ThisIsPodcastSpencer]

Loved? The CCP's propagation of Mao's cult of personality is hardly a mark of the people's affection. Do you also believe that the Russian people love and revere Stalin? Mao did not bring China to where it is today; the CCP's subsequent leaders turned many of Mao's policies on their heads and brought on the economic opening of the country. The direction they took China's economy would have made Mao furious. Mao , through his own pride and hubris, caused millions to suffer, whether it be through purges, famines, and other reforms, including the early Land Reform, not to mention the atmosphere of terror of persecution that citizens high and low lived under daily.

[@anab0lic]

@@ThisIsPodcastSpencer please educate yourself properly on Chinese history.

[@prevost8686]

So you think the end justifies the means? It’s a slippery slope to be consistent with that philosophy.

[@TinkersKustomPaintball]

This is literally stolen content from The People Profiles channel 😂

[@andrewl5308]

in very Chinese fashion lol

[@ncheedxx0109]

The British killed over 100 million in 40 years in India. Excluding the 4m under Saint Winston Churchill during WW2. But of course, let's not talk about that. Nor about the millions of indigenous peoples who inhabited the Americas and Australia before they were completely wiped out during European colonization and settlement. At least 1.4 billion Chinese are left. Native Americans and Australian Aborigines weren't so lucky.

[@theflaggedyoutuberii4311]

[[[Citation needed.]]] And are we really comparing the whole empire to guy 😂.

[@ncheedxx0109]

@theflaggedyoutuberii4311 Let Google be your friend.

[@dla1509]

Leftist much?

[@Capdub]

Nothing you said is true by the way

[@ncheedxx0109]

@Capdub I won't give up on you. Germany only admitted their 1905 Namibian genocide in 2021.

[@shyloswick]

Communism fascism nazism socialism call it anything you want but it's all the same principle

[@Mani-my8ob]

What 😂😂😂😂😂

[@0rrrev]

Bit silly to think they are all the same lol

[@MrBannystar]

@@0rrrev More similarities than differences.

[@handlessuck777]

​@@MrBannystarLike what?😂

[@nikolai9140]

First

[@FUCCP123]

And sadly, history is repeating itself again in China today

[@rationalbasis2172]

This entire video is complete bs.

[@faresrizk7725]

How so?

[@rationalbasis2172]

@@faresrizk7725 It's not real history. The historical population figures for China do not justify a claim that "Mao was behind 45 million deaths." China suffered many, many famines prior to 1949 - since then it suffered only one, which resulted in anywhere from a half a million to, at the most, about 5 million deaths. Western media focuses on this famine, falsifies both causes and outcomes, and never, ever, talks about the many famines which occurred in China prior to the creation of the PRC.

[@paulgraystone4919]

dont forget the genocide in india by the british of 160+ million indians

[@tenzind4175]

Here we talking about killings 40+ Millions by the order of a Single Men ....and not outside nation but also his own kind .. Is there any Britisher counting that body of on slaughter?? None .. May be some may come close but not as Mao was and in what scale he carried out

[@Dougie1969]

What does that have to do with Mao Zedong? Rhetorical question The answer........ nothing

[@paulgraystone4919]

@@Dougie1969 when you get your second brain cell into action, perhaps then it will make sence. . toumb of the unknown cervillian

[@Capdub]

Where did you make those numbers up from?

[@paulgraystone4919]

@@Capdub try the indians them selves, . not to mention the 6 million thanks to churchil WW2

[@SoundwaveX7]

Second. :)

[@abctutorial065]

third comment 😊

[@timjkoala7556]

This KZbin page is a joke. Literally stuck in the cold war. If you can't work out the ridiculous logic behind the title then you need to get an education lol

[@handlessuck777]

Cope

[@karmo-b4l]

All these are propaganda

[@DinoDaley-xp2eo]

Talk about Chang kai shek dictatorships to . Make it non bias

[@mocassin92]

He’s not responsible for 60 million deaths

[@DinoDaley-xp2eo]

@mocassin92 the people he cause to lose their lives aren't important even you not saying that But that your implication.

[@faresrizk7725]

​@@DinoDaley-xp2eo 1. Classic whataboutism Chiang was flawed, but he's in no way in the league of evil and death of Mao.

[@abeu]

Lol the numbers would be twice as high if Chiang Kai-shek won

[@LRangerdriver]

China would have been a U.S. ally from the start. This would have had huge repercussions in for the U.S.-- the Soviet Union would have been much less powerful from the start without a giant ally in Asia. The U.S. would never have gone into Vietnam. The U.S. and allies would have won the Korean War, and the Koreas would now be united under a nationalist (rather than Communist) leader. Taiwan would unequivocally be a part of China, with no independence movement. The Great Leap Forward, Cultural Revolution, and One Child Policies would never have happened, meaning the population of China would be much larger (and wealthier) than it is now. Democracy probably would have come to China around the 1980's, like it did to South Korea, Taiwan, and other Asian countries. This could lead to great freedoms in China, but also a lot of unrest, with provinces like Tibet and Xinjiang voting to break away. A lot more of traditional culture would have lasted until this day, because it would not have been destroyed under Mao.

[@Mani-my8ob]

​@@LRangerdriverWithout those policies it would've been another India

[@bruhaspati560]

As a revolutionary I respect and admire Mao amd his comrades 🫡

[@MichaelJones-rz5sw]

Lies lies lies les

[@Ccyawn123]

Lies?

[@handlessuck777]

Cope, cope, cope, cope.

[@philliplam2704]

He is my idol and god of the universe

[@HSRFFAN1981]

Leftist ecosystem is suppressing the reach of this video😢

[@ScarsoftheContinent]

Great leader chairman mao. The man behind at least 300 million lives.