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[[File:Bangladesh slums.png|thumb|Slums in [[ | [[File:Bangladesh slums.png|thumb|Slums in capitalist [[People's Republic of Bangladesh|Bangladesh]]]] | ||
[[File:DPRK Architecture.jpg|thumb|Skyscrapers in [[Socialism|socialist]] [[People's Republic of Korea (1945–1946)|Korea]]]] | |||
[[Capitalism]] has created immense amounts of [[Genocide|suffering]] and [[War|destruction]] since its beginning in the 16th and 17th centuries. [[Bourgeois media|Capitalist apologists]] often claim that this is "not real capitalism" or "crony capitalism." | [[Capitalism]] has created immense amounts of [[Genocide|suffering]] and [[War|destruction]] since its beginning in the 16th and 17th centuries. [[Bourgeois media|Capitalist apologists]] often claim that this is "not real capitalism" or "crony capitalism." | ||
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=== India === | === India === | ||
Capitalism killed over 5 million in British India during the 1870s<ref name=":03">{{News citation|author=Larry Holzwarth|newspaper=History Collection|title=10 Atrocities Committed by the British Empire that They Would Like to Erase from History Books|date=2018-03-17|url=https://historycollection.com/10-atrocities-committed-by-the-british-empire-that-they-would-like-to-erase-from-history-books/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210616103933/https://historycollection.com/10-atrocities-committed-by-the-british-empire-that-they-would-like-to-erase-from-history-books/|archive-date=2021-06-16|retrieved=2022-05-21}}</ref> and over 160 million between 1880 and 1920.<ref>{{Web citation|author=[[Ben Norton]]|newspaper=[[Multipolarista]]|title=British empire killed 165 million Indians in 40 years: How colonialism inspired fascism|date=2022-12-12|url=https://multipolarista.com/2022/12/12/britain-100-million-india-deaths-colonialism/|retrieved=2022-12-16}}</ref> | Capitalism killed over 5 million in [[British Raj (1858–1947)|British India]] during the 1870s<ref name=":03">{{News citation|author=Larry Holzwarth|newspaper=History Collection|title=10 Atrocities Committed by the British Empire that They Would Like to Erase from History Books|date=2018-03-17|url=https://historycollection.com/10-atrocities-committed-by-the-british-empire-that-they-would-like-to-erase-from-history-books/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210616103933/https://historycollection.com/10-atrocities-committed-by-the-british-empire-that-they-would-like-to-erase-from-history-books/|archive-date=2021-06-16|retrieved=2022-05-21}}</ref> and over 160 million between 1880 and 1920.<ref>{{Web citation|author=[[Ben Norton]]|newspaper=[[Multipolarista]]|title=British empire killed 165 million Indians in 40 years: How colonialism inspired fascism|date=2022-12-12|url=https://multipolarista.com/2022/12/12/britain-100-million-india-deaths-colonialism/|retrieved=2022-12-16}}</ref> | ||
=== Nigeria === | === Nigeria === | ||
The [[Federal Republic of Nigeria|Nigerian]] government killed over a million Igbo civilians during the [[Nigerian Civil War|Biafra War]].<ref name=":02" /> | The [[Federal Republic of Nigeria|Nigerian]] government killed over a million Igbo civilians during the [[Nigerian Civil War|Biafra War]].<ref name=":02" /><sup>:51</sup> | ||
=== Pakistan === | === Pakistan === | ||
In 1971, [[Islamic Republic of Pakistan|Pakistan]] killed three million people in its war against [[People's Republic of Bangladesh|Bangladesh]].<ref name=":02" /> | In 1971, [[Islamic Republic of Pakistan|Pakistan]] killed three million people in its war against [[People's Republic of Bangladesh|Bangladesh]].<ref name=":02" /><sup>:51</sup> | ||
=== United States === | === United States === | ||
The [[Government of the United States of America|U.S. government]] and military have killed at least 18 million [[Native Americans]], a million each of [[Socialist Republic of Vietnam|Vietnamese]] people, [[Republic of Iraq|Iraqis]],<ref group="lower-alpha">As of 2000, before the [[Iraq War|Second Iraq War]]</ref> [[Korea|Koreans]], and [[Republic of the Philippines|Filipinos]], 500,000 [[Republic of Indonesia|Indonesians]], 500,000 [[Democratic Kampuchea (1975–1979)|Cambodians]], and a combined 500,000 [[German Reich (1933–1945)|Germans]] and [[Empire of Japan (1868–1947)|Japanese]] people.<ref name=":02">{{Citation|author=Austin Murphy|year=2000|title=The Triumph of Evil|chapter=Introduction|page= | The [[Government of the United States of America|U.S. government]] and military have killed at least 18 million [[Native Americans]], a million each of [[Socialist Republic of Vietnam|Vietnamese]] people, [[Republic of Iraq|Iraqis]],<ref group="lower-alpha">As of 2000, before the [[Iraq War|Second Iraq War]]</ref> [[Korea|Koreans]], and [[Republic of the Philippines|Filipinos]], 500,000 [[Republic of Indonesia|Indonesians]], 500,000 [[Democratic Kampuchea (1975–1979)|Cambodians]], and a combined 500,000 [[German Reich (1933–1945)|Germans]] and [[Empire of Japan (1868–1947)|Japanese]] people.<ref name=":02">{{Citation|author=Austin Murphy|year=2000|title=The Triumph of Evil|chapter=Introduction|page=|pdf=https://mltheory.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/austin-murphy-the-triumph-of-evil.pdf|publisher=European Press Academic Publishing|isbn=8883980026}}</ref><sup>:22–4</sup> | ||
=== Former USSR === | === Former USSR === | ||
The average male life expectancy for the former [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1922–1991)|Soviet Union]] dropped from 63.8 to 57.7 years between 1990 and 1994. In 2000, the [[Russian Federation|Russian]] population dropped by 500,000 in only eight months.<ref>{{News citation|author=[[Brian Becker]]|newspaper=[[Liberation School]]|title=Socialism and the legacy of the Soviet Union|date=2008-02-01|url=https://www.liberationschool.org/socialism-and-the-legacy-of-the-soviet-union/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112033918/http://liberationschool.org/socialism-and-the-legacy-of-the-soviet-union/|archive-date=2020-11-12|retrieved=2022-06-21}}</ref> A series of civil wars began in the former Soviet republics, killing 200,000, and additional deaths occurred due to pogroms and ethnic conflicts.<ref>{{Citation|author=Gordon M. Hahn|year=2017|title=Ukraine Over the Edge: Russia, the West and the "New Cold War"|chapter=|section=|page=|quote=|pdf=|city=|publisher=McFarland|isbn=9781476628752|doi=|lg=|mia=|title-url=|chapter-url=|trans-title=|trans-lang=}}</ref> | The average male life expectancy for the former [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1922–1991)|Soviet Union]] dropped from 63.8 to 57.7 years between 1990 and 1994. In 2000, the [[Russian Federation|Russian]] population dropped by 500,000 in only eight months.<ref>{{News citation|author=[[Brian Becker]]|newspaper=[[Liberation School]]|title=Socialism and the legacy of the Soviet Union|date=2008-02-01|url=https://www.liberationschool.org/socialism-and-the-legacy-of-the-soviet-union/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112033918/http://liberationschool.org/socialism-and-the-legacy-of-the-soviet-union/|archive-date=2020-11-12|retrieved=2022-06-21}}</ref> The [[Ukraine|Ukrainian]] life expectancy also dropped and did not recover to Soviet levels until 2010.<ref>{{Citation|author=United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division|year=2019|title=World Population Prospects 2019, Online Edition|title-url=https://population.un.org/wpp/Download/Files/1_Indicators%20(Standard)/EXCEL_FILES/3_Mortality/WPP2019_MORT_F07_1_LIFE_EXPECTANCY_0_BOTH_SEXES.xlsx|publisher=United Nations}}</ref> A series of civil wars began in the former Soviet republics, killing 200,000, and additional deaths occurred due to pogroms and ethnic conflicts.<ref>{{Citation|author=Gordon M. Hahn|year=2017|title=Ukraine Over the Edge: Russia, the West and the "New Cold War"|chapter=|section=|page=|quote=|pdf=|city=|publisher=McFarland|isbn=9781476628752|doi=|lg=|mia=|title-url=|chapter-url=|trans-title=|trans-lang=}}</ref> | ||
== Poverty == | == Poverty == | ||
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* [[Republic of Poland|Poland]]: 6% to 20% | * [[Republic of Poland|Poland]]: 6% to 20% | ||
* [[Romania]]: 6% to 59% | * [[Romania]]: 6% to 59% | ||
* | * Russia: 2% to 50% | ||
* [[Republic of Turkmenistan|Turkmenistan]]: 12% to 61% | * [[Republic of Turkmenistan|Turkmenistan]]: 12% to 61% | ||
* | * Ukraine: 2% to 63% | ||
* [[Republic of Uzbekistan|Uzbekistan]]: 24% to 63% | * [[Republic of Uzbekistan|Uzbekistan]]: 24% to 63% | ||
By 1994, half of the Romanian population earned less than $160 a month and [[inflation]] was at 300%. 3.5 million people have fled the country since 1989.<ref name=":042">{{Web citation|author=Patricia Gorky|newspaper=[[Liberation News]]|title=Romania: 30 years removed from socialism|date=2019-12-26|url=https://www.liberationnews.org/romania-30-years/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220319072442/https://www.liberationnews.org/romania-30-years/|archive-date=2022-03-19|retrieved=2022-10-08}}</ref> | |||
== Economic unproductivity == | |||
Between 1991 and 1998, Russia's GDP dropped by an average of 7.9% per year. The economy of the Soviet Union grew consistently between 1975 and 1989. Eastern Europe's total real output dropped by 30% in the 1990s,<ref name=":05">{{Citation|author=Austin Murphy|year=2000|title=The Triumph of Evil|chapter=The Documented Facts about Eastern Europe and Communism|page=60–1|pdf=https://mltheory.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/austin-murphy-the-triumph-of-evil.pdf|city=Fucecchio|publisher=European Press Academic Publishing|isbn=8883980026}}</ref> and GDP dropped by over 40% between 1990 and 1995.<ref name=":052">{{Citation|author=Austin Murphy|year=2000|title=The Triumph of Evil|chapter=A Comparative Analysis of East and West German Financial Systems in Light of the New Evidence|page=153|pdf=https://mltheory.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/austin-murphy-the-triumph-of-evil.pdf|city=Fucecchio|publisher=European Press Academic Publishing|isbn=8883980026}}</ref> | |||
== Mass starvation == | == Mass starvation == | ||
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== Mass incarceration == | == Mass incarceration == | ||
[[File:Incarceration in US states compared to incarceration in countries..png|thumb|The United States has very high levels of incarceration compared to other countries]] | [[File:Incarceration in US states compared to incarceration in countries..png|thumb|The United States has very high levels of incarceration compared to other countries]] | ||
The United States imprisons 2.8% of its population, a higher rate than the [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1922–1991)|Soviet Union]] at the height of the [[ | The United States imprisons 2.8% of its population, a higher rate than the [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1922–1991)|Soviet Union]] at the height of the [[Main Administration of Camps|GULag]] system.<ref name=":0">{{Web citation|author=Saed Teymuri|newspaper=The Stalinist Katyusha|title=The Truth about the Soviet Gulag - Surprisingly Revealed by the CIA|date=2018-10-31|url=https://stalinistkatyusha.wixsite.com/stalinist-katyusha/single-post/2018/10/04/The-Truth-about-the-Soviet-Gulag---Surprisingly-Revealed-by-the-CIA|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401100827/https://stalinistkatyusha.wixsite.com/stalinist-katyusha/single-post/2018/10/04/The-Truth-about-the-Soviet-Gulag---Surprisingly-Revealed-by-the-CIA|archive-date=2019-04-01|retrieved=2022-09-11}}</ref> | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
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Capitalism has created immense amounts of suffering and destruction since its beginning in the 16th and 17th centuries. Capitalist apologists often claim that this is "not real capitalism" or "crony capitalism."
Death toll[edit | edit source]
Congo[edit | edit source]
Belgian colonialists led by King Leopold killed over 10 million people in the Congo between 1885 and 1909.[1]
Ireland[edit | edit source]
During the Great Famine, the British starved over a million people in Ireland. Despite the famine, British authorities increased food exports and described the famine of "the judgement of God" against the Irish.[2]
India[edit | edit source]
Capitalism killed over 5 million in British India during the 1870s[3] and over 160 million between 1880 and 1920.[4]
Nigeria[edit | edit source]
The Nigerian government killed over a million Igbo civilians during the Biafra War.[5]:51
Pakistan[edit | edit source]
In 1971, Pakistan killed three million people in its war against Bangladesh.[5]:51
United States[edit | edit source]
The U.S. government and military have killed at least 18 million Native Americans, a million each of Vietnamese people, Iraqis,[a] Koreans, and Filipinos, 500,000 Indonesians, 500,000 Cambodians, and a combined 500,000 Germans and Japanese people.[5]:22–4
Former USSR[edit | edit source]
The average male life expectancy for the former Soviet Union dropped from 63.8 to 57.7 years between 1990 and 1994. In 2000, the Russian population dropped by 500,000 in only eight months.[6] The Ukrainian life expectancy also dropped and did not recover to Soviet levels until 2010.[7] A series of civil wars began in the former Soviet republics, killing 200,000, and additional deaths occurred due to pogroms and ethnic conflicts.[8]
Poverty[edit | edit source]
After the overthrow of the Soviet Union and restoration of capitalism, poverty rates increased massively in Eastern Europe and Central Asia:[9]
- Belarus: 1% to 22%
- Bulgaria: 2% to 15%
- Estonia: 1% to 37%
- Hungary: 1% to 4%
- Kazakhstan: 5% to 65%
- Kyrgyzstan: 12% to 88%
- Latvia: 1% to 22%
- Lithuania: 1% to 30%
- Moldova: 4% to 66%
- Poland: 6% to 20%
- Romania: 6% to 59%
- Russia: 2% to 50%
- Turkmenistan: 12% to 61%
- Ukraine: 2% to 63%
- Uzbekistan: 24% to 63%
By 1994, half of the Romanian population earned less than $160 a month and inflation was at 300%. 3.5 million people have fled the country since 1989.[10]
Economic unproductivity[edit | edit source]
Between 1991 and 1998, Russia's GDP dropped by an average of 7.9% per year. The economy of the Soviet Union grew consistently between 1975 and 1989. Eastern Europe's total real output dropped by 30% in the 1990s,[11] and GDP dropped by over 40% between 1990 and 1995.[12]
Mass starvation[edit | edit source]
All of the worst 50 countries in terms of starvation rate are capitalist. Somalia, a capitalist country, has a starvation rate more than 10 times as high as Laos, the most malnourished socialist country, and over 300 times as high as socialist Vietnam.
Although the Western media often portray the DPRK as a famine-ridden country, its starvation rate is 18% lower than France. Likewise, the starvation rate in the United States is almost three times as high as in socialist Cuba and more than eight times as high as Vietnam.[13]
Mass incarceration[edit | edit source]
The United States imprisons 2.8% of its population, a higher rate than the Soviet Union at the height of the GULag system.[14]
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Luwezi Kinshasa (2020-09-09). "King Leopold II, king of genocide: Make Belgium pay reparations!" The Burning Spear. Archived from the original on 2022-03-16. Retrieved 2022-08-27.
- ↑ Larry Holzwarth (2018-03-17). "10 Atrocities Committed by the British Empire that They Would Like to Erase from History Books" History Collection. Archived from the original on 2021-06-16. Retrieved 2022-05-21.
- ↑ Larry Holzwarth (2018-03-17). "10 Atrocities Committed by the British Empire that They Would Like to Erase from History Books" History Collection. Archived from the original on 2021-06-16. Retrieved 2022-05-21.
- ↑ Ben Norton (2022-12-12). "British empire killed 165 million Indians in 40 years: How colonialism inspired fascism" Multipolarista. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Austin Murphy (2000). The Triumph of Evil: 'Introduction'. [PDF] European Press Academic Publishing. ISBN 8883980026
- ↑ Brian Becker (2008-02-01). "Socialism and the legacy of the Soviet Union" Liberation School. Archived from the original on 2020-11-12. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
- ↑ United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2019). World Population Prospects 2019, Online Edition. United Nations.
- ↑ Gordon M. Hahn (2017). Ukraine Over the Edge: Russia, the West and the "New Cold War". McFarland. ISBN 9781476628752
- ↑ Branko Milanovic (1998). Income, Inequality, and Poverty during the Transition from Planned to Market Economy: 'Poverty; By How Much Has Poverty Increased?' (p. 68). [PDF] Washington, D.C.: World Bank. ISBN 082133994X
- ↑ Patricia Gorky (2019-12-26). "Romania: 30 years removed from socialism" Liberation News. Archived from the original on 2022-03-19. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
- ↑ Austin Murphy (2000). The Triumph of Evil: 'The Documented Facts about Eastern Europe and Communism' (pp. 60–1). [PDF] Fucecchio: European Press Academic Publishing. ISBN 8883980026
- ↑ Austin Murphy (2000). The Triumph of Evil: 'A Comparative Analysis of East and West German Financial Systems in Light of the New Evidence' (p. 153). [PDF] Fucecchio: European Press Academic Publishing. ISBN 8883980026
- ↑ "Malnutrition". World Health Rankings. Archived from the original on 2022-12-02. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ↑ Saed Teymuri (2018-10-31). "The Truth about the Soviet Gulag - Surprisingly Revealed by the CIA" The Stalinist Katyusha. Archived from the original on 2019-04-01. Retrieved 2022-09-11.
Notes[edit | edit source]
- ↑ As of 2000, before the Second Iraq War