Death By Government: The Primary Fact of the 20th Century

Intellectual Takeout ^ | 05/20/2016 | Bradley Birzer

[Jan_Sobieski]

It was in June 1996 that I picked up a book that, for all intents and purposes, changed my life: R.J. Rummel’sDeath by Government (Transaction, 1994). After purchasing the book, I devoured it on a flight from Houston to Indianapolis. Every anti-Communist thought my mother had so rightly drilled into me as a child, every viewing of The Killing Fields (the work of art that inspired my entrance essay for and into the University of Notre Dame), and every Goldwater-esque aspect of my very soul seemed justified by the very existence of Death by Government. All my firms were confirmed.

Through this book, I came to what I regard as an inescapable but not well-accepted idea: state-sponsored murder is and was the primary fact of the twentieth century...

[Jan_Sobieski]

When considering where you and your family stand on forced vaccinations, it may be wise to consider that Democide was the #1 form of non-natural death in the 20th Century. So far the 21st Century looks to build upon last century in Africa, Middle East, China, Hong Kong, and other places. Is America immune?

Be wise to consider that our socialist overlords do what is in their interest, not ours...

Proverbs 22:3 A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.

[sauropod]

..)

[GOP Poet]

bookmark

[dynoman]

Rummel has a site with lots of information. He’s gone now but the site is maintained.

https://www.hawaii.edu/powerkills/

[\/\/ayne]

I used to hand out a print-out of Rummel's The Killing Machine That Is Marxism to anti-war protesters when counter-protesting. I probably handed out at least a few thousand copies, many to "useful idiot" college students who weren't aware of what they got sucked in to.

Then when they asked about the connection of the protest to Marxism I would give them a page with a screenshot of the protest organizer's flyer for the protest with email for questions or to volunteer. On the same page was another screenshot of the CPUSA contact for the state - the same email.

[blueunicorn6]

In order to save humanity, they killed humans.

[Pajamajan]

Bookmark.

[blueunicorn6]

Then, the question becomes, “Which humans do we kill?”

[chajin]

Read for free at https://www.hawaii.edu/powerkills/NA.SUPPLEMENT.PDF

[chajin]

ya beat me :-)

[alternatives?]

My prediction is that more people will be killed by governments in the 21st century than the 20th century.

[Chickensoup]

I read Death By Government when it came out. I suspect the 21rst century will be far bloodier.

[sasportas]

The read for free is about a different book by Rummel, do you know if is his “Death by Government” available to read on the net anywhere?

[Svartalfiar]

...And it’s a $50+ book. Weak.