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[–] xkforce@lemmy.world 22 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Well this aged poorly didn't it?

[–] PugJesus@kbin.social 19 points 11 months ago

Probably it wasn't a great contemporary look, either.

[–] GraniteM@lemmy.world 15 points 11 months ago

That dude looks like an overblown caricature of a 1970s British communist.

[–] AceQuorthon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Let's starve millions of brits through absolute ass political projects

[–] Cypher@aussie.zone 11 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Well the Brits had no problems doing it to the Irish.

[–] AceQuorthon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Let's starve millions of irish through absolute ass political projects

FTFY

[–] PugJesus@kbin.social 1 points 11 months ago

19th century Brits: "Surely the Free Market(tm) will correct this massive humanitarian disaster!"

The Free Market: [does nothing]

19th century Brits: [surprised Pikachu face]

[–] SlikPikker@lemmy.ca 3 points 11 months ago

Or Indians or Bangladeshis, etc.

Generally speaking Britain LOVES genocide, So long as it serves their purpose.

[–] gmtom@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)
  • The Conservative party 2010-2024
[–] PugJesus@kbin.social 1 points 11 months ago

At first I read that as "Millions of birds" and was thinking of the Four Pests Campaign

[–] Jaysyn@kbin.social 10 points 11 months ago

Absolute fools in hindsight.

[–] niktemadur@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

How many of these weekend warrior party animals would have survived the aftermath of The Great Sparrow Campaign and then The Cultural Revolution, one wonders. Or how their perception of things would be changed if they had lived through anything like that double sucker punch.

[–] gmtom@lemmy.world 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Well there is 1 thing Mao got right

[–] PugJesus@kbin.social 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] gmtom@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago