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It was initially caused by adverse weather conditions in a semi-feudal level of development. Killing the sparrows made it worse, but the communists did the best they could with what they knew, and more importantly, were responsible for developing beyond that semi-feudal level and instead creating cooperative farms that were far more productive. None of this is cope, the famine would have happened under the Kuomintang had the nationalists won the civil war.
Secondly, nobody is siding with you here. Imagine this neutral party all you want, they don't exist at the moment.
Pure, unfettered cope. It's amazing that you know how events would have unfolded in an alternative timeline where the CCP didn't exterminate billions of sparrows. Your mastery of ecological science must be exceptional, I'm sure you've run the numbers on this and come up with a data-driven model that demonstrates the truth of your argument. Surely you wouldn't make such a claim without having copious amounts of statistical/historical/ecological evidence to support said claim.
Smartest thing you've said all day, neutrals don't really exist on this platform. I'm aware of that, discussions such as these are more useful for me to develop and work through my own positions and rhetorical techniques for exposing sophists and ideologues.
The famine started before killing the sparrows, that's why they killed the sparrows. You do realize that, right? And you do realize that communism isn't "kill the sparrows," correct? You have no logical process here, it's pure reaction.
If your goal is practicing rhetoric, then you've failed, though failure is a good teacher.
Global warming began before humanity started burning fossil fuels.
Do you think Planet Earth would be doing just as badly if humans had never started burning fossil fuels?
Because clearly you're implying the famine would have been nearly as bad if the CCP never started killing sparrows.
It's laughably easy to brush aside your counterarguments because your position is inherently irrational and based on emotion.
No, I outright stated that the famine was worse because of killing the sparrows. It was also alleviated by cooperative farming, and famine in general was alleviated by development.
I really think you need to reread this convo, because you keep saying I'm saying things I never did.
Do you believe that communism is only valid if communists have never made mistakes?
do you think capitalists have never made mistakes on the scale of the sparrows issue?
Lmao this is one of those normal people I'm talking about who view your discussions as little stage plays.
We all think you're weird for this stuff. Arp!
You mean the transphobic american nationalist is someone you hold as having well-thought out views?
Dunno, I didn't get any of that from this back and forth, just you being crazy and him spitting facts.
Your response to this is hilarious.
In what way was it hilarious? imaqtpie made the argument that "communism is when you kill the sparrows," when no modern communist thinks that was a good move. They're arguing against ghosts, while you defend zionists and transphobes.
I guess it depends how far your head is up your ass, I think all your responses are hilarious, it's why I bait them whenever I see you going off then spend all the time you reply to me insulting your points.
You're a TV show that's always on to me. You'll always be here blowing hot air into your friends and twisting them into balloon doggies.
Then when you meet and argument that's good and consistent, you ad hominem because your rhetoric is so weak and easily passed through.
You are my favorite thing on this site.
Nice, dehumanizing me, what a great thing to do.
Dehumanizing, you are my favorite human! Only a real person could be this obtuse and silly, I mean you don't stop responding and you're on ALL THE TIME!
It's amazing, I love you, you are my entertainment and you are a real person!
You called me a "thing."
Lmao omg, it keeps coming, you are my special interest, my fave thing. So predictably looking for the linguistic game you can play to turn it around. I love it.
See, you do it again even when it's been pointed out.
If i could cuddle your replies, I would.
This is amongst the most pathetic interactions i have ever seen.
Thanks communist, I agree! At least someone has some brains! Also, amazing job following this thread to the end, I appreciate your dedication to the cause!