Who Are tr💩mp's Role Models/Idols? [View all]

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-Besides the obvious (Hitler):

Mao or Stalin?

FYI:
Mao Zedong and Joseph Stalin oversaw regimes that caused tens of millions of deaths, but estimates vary widely because of incomplete records, methodology, and whether famine deaths are counted as intentional.

Joseph Stalin (USSR, 1920s–1953)
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Great Purge & political repression: ~1–2 million executed or perished in Gulag camps.

Deportations / forced labor: millions died under harsh conditions.

Famine (notably the Holodomor in Ukraine, 1932–33): ~3–5 million deaths, though some scholars put higher.

Total deaths attributed to Stalin’s rule: generally ~6–9 million, with some upper estimates ~20 million when including indirect famine and Gulag*** deaths.


Mao Zedong (China, 1949–1976)
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Land reform & political campaigns (1950s): 1–2 million executed.

Anti-Rightist Campaign, Cultural Revolution (1966–76): ~1–2 million killed or persecuted to death.

Great Leap Forward famine (1959–61): catastrophic policy failure; death toll estimated 15–45 million from starvation and related causes.

Total deaths attributed to Mao’s rule: most historians place it in the 30–45+ million range, largely due to the famine.



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Comparison

Mao: Caused more deaths overall, mostly from the Great Leap Forward famine.

Stalin: Caused fewer deaths in total than Mao, but still among the deadliest regimes in history.


📌 Bottom line: Mao’s policies are associated with the higher death toll (30–45 million) compared to Stalin’s (6–20 million).


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