I’m guessing you believe there were thousands killed in the protests. I’ll allow that, it’s hard to tell exactly what happened in Beijing over 30 years ago.
I wouldn’t go that far. No contemporary sources claim thousands were killed and it’s hard to see how that’s possible. The actual sources that were present at the time are consistent with the official claims of several hundred dead but no more than 1000.
Even in the Gwangju Uprising only 165 people were massacred, and that was a proper contemporaneous massacre (as opposed to the skirmishes around Tiananmen Square in June 1989 where the protesters were firing back).
Don’t be, liberals demand you “meet them halfway” but that never actually helps educate them, it only makes your position look more flimsy. Stick to the facts, never concede a fact to them, make sure they understand that reality is not multiple choice.
I wouldn’t go that far. No contemporary sources claim thousands were killed and it’s hard to see how that’s possible. The actual sources that were present at the time are consistent with the official claims of several hundred dead but no more than 1000.
Even in the Gwangju Uprising only 165 people were massacred, and that was a proper contemporaneous massacre (as opposed to the skirmishes around Tiananmen Square in June 1989 where the protesters were firing back).
Yeah, I’m being generous to the liberal.
Don’t be, liberals demand you “meet them halfway” but that never actually helps educate them, it only makes your position look more flimsy. Stick to the facts, never concede a fact to them, make sure they understand that reality is not multiple choice.