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Crimean Tatars being herded onto trains for deportation by the Stalinist regime, where 22-40% would die after 5 years of forced labor and resettlement, 1944 (lemmy.world)
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[โ€“] PugJesus@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Whether or not they're 'rookie numbers', the principle remains. Please do not engage in any sort of atrocity denialism.

[โ€“] etuomaala@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 years ago

Yeah, I should have communicated more clearly. Sorry. I just mean that these aren't in the same category. Scale, motivations, and government involvement are all totally different. It is a matter of principle. The two are not comparable. Even a little.