• novibe@lemmy.mlEnglish
    51·
    3 months ago

    Evil Mao almost doubling the life expectancy and having an average growth rate of 7% for decades 😢

    • averyminya@beehaw.orgEnglish
      3·
      3 months ago

      D-didn’t he also destroy the agricultural system in place displacing millions of people and then destroy their cultural heritage? I might have missed a /s

      • novibe@lemmy.mlEnglish
        1·
        3 months ago

        I don’t know if you’re being sarcastic. But no. He didn’t.

        Unless by “agricultural system” and “cultural tradition” you mean the semi-feudal system of pre-CPC China. Then yes, he did.

        Now China has the highest percentage of home ownership in the world!