Personal attacks etc (was Re: USA: National Security Strategy...)

[jamesd at echeque.com]

On 1/5/2018 6:21 AM, jim bell wrote:
> As for the "completely made up numbers", which numbers do you believe to 
> be valid?  I frequently say that in the 20th Century, about 250 million 
> people were killed by government, including in wars.  Far more of those 
> deaths seem to be caused by Communist/Socialist governments than by 
> Fascist governments.

In context, Juan is probably referring to the claim that the Khmer Rouge 
murdered one hell of a lot Cambodians, and especially murdered the Khmer 
Rouge themselves.

The new government (nominally communist) did a house to house survey, 
asking people about disappearances.  Found about three million missing.

Which is consistent with what individual Cambodians I have met tell me, 
were telling people well before 1978 December.

Defenders of the Khmer Rouge regime claimed that was just commies 
defaming other commies.

The new government proceeded to dig up the killing fields.  Found a bit 
over two million people dumped in mass graves.

So, not entirely made up.

Supporters of terror, torture, and mass murder, will condemn such 
numbers, but will never propose any substantially lower alternate numbers.