What a specimen of a 21 year vintage I am. :) tehe

What it means to be a man:

I think being a man means being honest in all you do, and always striving to be better. Being knowledgeable about the local and global affairs. Having an educated opinion, standing by it, and always being able to rethink it. About being passionate about life, your interests, your family and friends and your gal. Being a man means living life, laughing, and loving. These are The Things I see, live, do, think, read, watch, love, like, want and more.

Cheers, Jared

Monday, February 22, 2010

The Things I Am Shocked By - Democide - Death by Government

Did you know, that in the 20th Century, 6 time more people will killed by their own government than in all wars, foreign and internal?  A number estimated at 262,000,000.  Yes 262 Million.


If a nuclear war had happened in the 20th Century, 262,000,000 people is a rough estimate of the number of people who would have died.  So, democide in the 20th Century is equal to a nuclear war; it is as though a nuclear war did happen, just over the course of a century.

That appalls me.

What do you think?

Political Scientist R.J. Rummel - Democide

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