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He was not a "Maoist"

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When did he ever state such a thing? 2601:647:CF81:8750:E5B3:BDA7:5369:3AB3 (talk) 13:33, 23 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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" At the Killing Fields, more than 1.3 million people were executed and buried in mass graves. Pursuing complete egalitarianism, money, religion, and private property were abolished and all citizens were forced to wear the same black clothing"

source? Evoeevo0 (talk) 03:15, 9 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

"Personal life and characteristics"

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Reading that after the descriptions of the genocide is bizarre... it's one thing to mention insomnia, but a "distinctive smile"? What is this, his PR agency? It's not even certain if those couple of books said all of that (the entire section is practically a hagiography), as one would need access to the books to verify, but even if they did how is it of any encyclopedic relevance? 80.40.176.241 (talk) 23:17, 29 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

You can take from it what you want, but suffice it to say many agree his smile is distinctive in the least hagiographic sense possible. Remsense ‥  23:41, 29 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]