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Mao Zedong's Communist Revolution Killed Estimated 80 Million Through Starvation and Work Camps
Matt and Shane's Secret Podcast
Ep 617 - Irish Good Morning
"The Great Leap Forward, they estimate 45, but then over the whole time they say around 80. 80 mil, dude. And that's starvation, murder, or like just everything. Work camps. Yeah, you got to build tractors, dude."
The hosts discussed Mao Zedong's Communist Revolution and its devastating death toll, with estimates reaching 80 million people killed through starvation, murder, and forced labor camps during the Great Leap Forward and subsequent policies. They highlighted how Mao briefly lost power after 45 million deaths but was later reinstated. The conversation served as a critique of communist ideology and its historical implementation.
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