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2025-11-08 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

'For the Führer!' Following the symbols of the Reich, Ukraine is also copying its propaganda

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Posted by badanov 2025-11-08 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [1776 views ] Top

1 "Is it bigger than a breadbox?"

Mr. Cerf addressed Dorothy Kilgallen:
"Let's see... since Herr Hitler has fallen,
Two leftists who're worse
Are the world's greatest curse...
And the worst, by a verst..."
"Comrade Stalin!"

Of course, by the time Mao appeared on the program a decade later...

Posted by Betty Gonque3041 2025-11-08 04:19|| 2025-11-08 04:19|| Front Page Top

2 Hitler is the third ranker for Democide in the 20th Century with Mao and Stalin holding the first and second place respectively.

Posted by Procopius2k 2025-11-08 06:11|| 2025-11-08 06:11|| Front Page Top

3 Can they be ranked on a per capita basis? We don't wanna forget Pol Pot!

Posted by Bobby 2025-11-08 08:47|| 2025-11-08 08:47|| Front Page Top

4 "were plunged into a completely artificial fear of the “wild hordes from the East.”

Citizens of Bucha were not available for comment.

Posted by European Conservative 2025-11-08 08:53|| 2025-11-08 08:53|| Front Page Top

5 Data on Democide.

Posted by Procopius2k 2025-11-08 10:02|| 2025-11-08 10:02|| Front Page Top

6 Kuomintang?? Huh? They were nationalists. Their enemy was the communists.
Did they count the Japanese in the total or something?
what a weird site.
They're still around today in Taiwan. Chaing Kai-Shek is a national hero.

Posted by Jairong+Scourge+of+the+Gepids2435 2025-11-08 12:11|| 2025-11-08 12:11|| Front Page Top

7 Did they count the Japanese in the total or something?

If you read the narrative, it only includes those killed by their own government, not deaths in war waged upon others.

Posted by Procopius2k 2025-11-08 12:25|| 2025-11-08 12:25|| Front Page Top

8 P2K - reading comprehension is highly overrated for some ;-)

Posted by Frank G 2025-11-08 12:30|| 2025-11-08 12:30|| Front Page Top

9 reading comprehension is highly overrated

Indeed. Once you start reading, you will invariably encounter facts. And as we all know, with facts you can prove anything even remotely true.

Posted by SteveS 2025-11-08 12:40|| 2025-11-08 12:40|| Front Page Top

10 Skimming for data — we’ve all done and missed key points. ;-)

Jairong is still climbing a very steep learning curve. So am I, for that matter. I just took a wander through our archives to refresh my memory about the mighty Æthiops, and I’m overdue for a start from Fred’s first 9/11 posts.

Posted by trailing wife 2025-11-08 12:41|| 2025-11-08 12:41|| Front Page Top

11 Skimming for data — we’ve all done and missed key points

I blame Evelyn Wood!

Posted by SteveS 2025-11-08 12:42|| 2025-11-08 12:42|| Front Page Top

12 *happy sigh*

Posted by trailing wife 2025-11-08 12:45|| 2025-11-08 12:45|| Front Page Top

Posted by Frank G 2025-11-08 13:10|| 2025-11-08 13:10|| Front Page Top

14 "“I took a speed-reading course and read War and Peace in twenty minutes. It's about Russia." - Woody Allen.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2025-11-08 14:53|| 2025-11-08 14:53|| Front Page Top

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