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I've never seen this angle of Tiananmen Square's tankman before. Figured I would share.
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this post was submitted on 14 Apr 2024
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I don't claim a strong position. I suppose if I had to say, I believe the estimates of between 2-800 dead, mostly in the streets surrounding Tiananmen Square, with a dozen or so police lynchings amongst that number. But it would be weird for me to be overly attached to that as an opinion, as the evidence is unclear. I think Beijing hospital records suggest about 400, so that seems like a safe lower estimate.
That'd be the 400 they managed to find with their bodies in a good enough condition to identify. Have you seen the literal human paste?
Yes, it's a reasonable minimum estimate. What is it that you're disagreeing with? I've certainly seen all the pictures. But have a read about the declassified diplomatic cables, it's interesting. Notably, the mountains of flesh being burned with flamethrowers probably didn't happen. I have no stake in that, it's the current position held by the US Government. What happened is still monstrous.