So, it's official, even a child could see that the Mao stunt was a terrible idea - yet not one of Corbyn's or McDonnell's staff did.
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@KatePotts11@Singapom no, it would be wrong to teach kids about China's history & culture and ignore the mass murder under Mao. -
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@KatePotts11@Singapom no, her school briefly talked about the Chinese revolution as part of a project in China. How could they ignore it?
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@4f6363616d5c277@JuliaHB1 my 7yr old knew who he was... (she didn't know the awful bits though) it's called 'Education -
@mahatmacoatUK@4f6363616d5c277 it seems to be unfashionable these days for kids to know about anything except pop music... -
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@4f6363616d5c277 you've not met my daughter, have you? She knows about the world than most adults cos she's interested.#turnoffthegadgets
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@Smeggypants okay, (a) they didn't and (b) they'd have had to busy to top Mao's 45 million, wouldn't they? Are you equating them morally? -
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@Smeggypants they did not commit war crimes and yes I would say that killing 45 million people is worse than, say, killing one person. You? -
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