The article about democide has been done to death by many better men than I ... I shall not bother.
The bit about how many of "us" are there, vs how many of "them", and how to assess the quality of "us" and "them", and how to assess the impact of "their" propaganda machine ...
That is more than a bit intriguing. It certainly has NOT been done properly, to my knowledge. Your essay is a prime example of doing it badly, IMO, making far too many highly optimistic assumptions in support of a pre-determined conclusion.
I may well have a go at that ... I expect that you'll throw bricks at it when I do.
No worries ... I'm used to it.
Unlike some folks, I have learned not to take it personally.
I am a Marine. I am trained to kill bad guys, and step up to lead when there is a need.
Please include your background in any article so we have some perspective.
I expect that you’ll throw bricks at it when I do.
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I wouldn’t blame him one bit. You have hijacked this thread.