Meet the Man Responsible for the Most Deaths in History 

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This is one of the most nightmarish stories I've ever heard. No horror movie has ever come close to this depravity.

One thing is crystal clear- power corrupts and the more concentrated the power, the deeper the level of corruption.

It is really frustrating that the CCP still celebrates this man.

My respect for Infographics channel just skyrocketed! This was so well researched and heartbreaking af. Please don't cave to any pressure to remove it

Had a friend in the 90s he was in his late 60s and he would tell me horrible stories about his childhood and life in China, unbelievable things that were actually true .

This information needs to be given to THIS Lost Generation

Let’s not forget the CCP still holds Mao as a ‘visionary’ and there is a high likelihood if you talk to any regular person in China. They have no idea about ANY of this.

We always say "never again" until it happens, again and again and again and again.

Mao was an evil man responsible for so many deaths. My friend grew up in China and was young when he died. She felt no sorrow when he died because she didn't know him. However, her mom warned her to act sad and pretend to cry about his death at school and in public, otherwise they would be punished and locked up for not showing emotion about his passing. So, my friend said she did as her mom told her to do, bowing her head and faking sadness and sobbing so her family would not be arrested.

Great video, made me understand more real historical events that don't appear in textbooks

My grandmother was a teenager living on a farm with her mother and father during these times in Dongguan (which has been the electronics manufacturer of the world for the past 10 years) in the Guangdong Province. Her father died rather abruptly from inhaling toxic gases while clearing a crude drainage system on the farm and left my grandmother and her mother behind. She says that before her farm was confiscated by the CCP (her mother was actually compensated the equivalent of pennies on the dollar of what the farmland was worth, but they really didn't have a choice in the matter) there would always be 'distant relatives' and strangers that would stay on their farm and freeload because they had nowhere else to go, had no money and were starving. My grandmothers mother was kind hearted and took in these less fortunate people as best as her means could provide. At some point she housed and fed more than 15~20 of them. For many of them it was a sojourn whilst making their way down to Hong Kong which was free from the troubles of China at the time. Many had heard of the prosperity that the British Colony had brought and wanted a piece of the pie. Some years later even my wifes father had swam across the seas to illegally enter Hong Kong when the Government at the time announced they were issuing ID Cards for citizenship. Albeit, his heart still belongs to China as the indoctrination that generation was subject to, to them was really profound. He would often complain to his children "why do all of you not love China?!" and they would retort "if you love China so much what are you doing in Hong Kong?" to which he would become frustrated for having no good answer. I asked my Grandmother once "do you think Mao Zedong is good?" and she enthusiastically answers without a second of hesitation "Yes! Yes, he's wonderful!" and started blurting out the first few phrases of the Chinese national anthem in song. I guess it's why that generation is called the "Lost Generation."

It shocks me how this man manage to surpass the death toll of WW1 with the Great Leap Forward.

The fact that this genocide is being celebrated and and still happening to this day is just disgusting

And to think, this horrifically evil man is still revered to this day by over a billion people...

All the things being told in this video are so true because most of them are real experiences of my parents and grandparents and great grandparents. Such a valuable video and great work !

Thank you for having the courage to speak the truth. This is really a great channel. Hope you don't get demonitized.

Mao and Stalin two monsters that still don’t get the true recognition of total evil

Thank you for covering this.

I love how honest you guys are, very brave to point this history out, you guys really are the best!

Great video! It's a shame that this isn't taught in school about this evil leader.

Wonderfully done! You condense this information well, and it's easy to understand.

Seriously brutal 😫 indeed... Thank you Infographics for the well researched presentation. There were a lot of details I had hot known. Impressive 😊

He idolized Joseph Stalin, eventually he became a dictator who surpassed Stalin. Everyone who survived his ordeals hated him and his little red book.

This was very heavy but it goes to show we cannot forget history as to never repeat such things in our future.

'' he could have done so much to help people and make good around him, but he decided otherwise '' That's what I heard on my head while watching a documentary on him

So happy to see that Mao is finally getting some recognition in the west for the horrors he inflicted It's wildly understated, but recognizing him as evil is a good first step.

If you would like more information about what happened to families during this time, a great book to read would be Red Scarf Girl. The author actually lived through the cultural revolution and the book is a retelling of what she lived through. My english teacher actually made a unit covering the cultural revolution. He went very in-depth and explain a lot of what happened. He also had us do an essay comparing Mao and a Dictator of our own choice. It was very informative and I believe that more people should be taught about this dark side of history.

This is the literal definition of "Die as a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become a villain"

My grandma was a school teacher and then a principal teaching in China during the cultural revolution. Not a great time to be a teacher, as they targeted intellectuals. She said that once a group of red guards (students who worshipped Mao), pinned her down and shaved her head in public. Craziest part is, she still absolutely worships Mao and the Chinese government. At least she says she does.

Stalin: "Killing 1 person is a tragedy, killing 10 million is a statistic." Mao: "Rookie numbers. Hold my wine..."

I had read in a biography that twice, once during the Long March and the other during the general civil war, Mao and his wife had to give their newborn child to some peasants so that they would be able to focus on the war at hand. imagine, at least two families could be the direct descendants of Mao and not even know it.

One thing that you missed mentioning in this fantastic video is that those red guards were so brainwashed they even betrayed and ratted out their own family members ( even for hiding academic books, religious paraphrenia etc.) It was a time where parents could not even trust their kids. I remember watching a documentary a few years back which they interviewed some of the red guards, and they recounted all the horrific things that they did. To my amazement, they didnt seem to show any remorse or guilt. It seemed to me that they were proud of what they did.

Absolutely angers me that there are people who idolize this monster.

Making kids “off” their teachers, when he was once trained as one himself?? The hypocrisy of that is enough to make your head hurt. 🤦‍♀️

The biggest tragedy of this was the forced communal steel and bronze production was all pointless as they used primal smelting techniques that made the bronze and steel absolutely useless and worthless it was all a waste of time 🤦‍♂️

I love your channel keep up the great stuff!!!

My grandmother escaped from China during the famine period because they had no food to eat, sometime just a bowl of rice shared among a family of six once a week, from her memory, that was one of the most horrific time of her life, watching people died of starvation and people killing each other for what little food they have. I think the figure of six million quoted to have died may be well below the true figures.

“Politics is war without bloodshed, while war is politics with bloodshed.” Mao Zedong That quote by him speaks about how some people view politics. It's a war to them and their side has to win. You see so many people from all sides throwing abuse at those who disagree on social media. As history shows that is the wrong way. Politics is all about debate and only when people can freely debate with one another. Can strong democracies where everyone can have a decent life can exist.

My dad: You need to focus on how China lifted their entire population out of poverty. Me: Yeah, after 1/3 of them starved to death, it would be much easier.

Those who do not learn history are doomed to repeat it.

Much respect to all of our Chinese neighbors sharing their own families' horror stories from the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution. May our political extremes in America never be allowed to resort to these tactics.

Thanks for this brutally honest video. I hope this content doesn't get "cancelled"

Genghis Khan: *I guess my legacy has been forever forgotten*

Truly heartbreaking what these people endured. This video is PG compared to the reality.

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This is amazing. Well done. Young people need to view it. Thank you.

Thank you for covering this awful chapter of human history. These stories must be told.

my grandma escape china and ran south east asia to cambodia. she have talk about the history and starvation. my grandma only survive because she was over 6 ft all and she was a model. she work as a model and a waitress during the time she went south east and then cambodia then had a genocide happened. she escape death so many times. she live a very hard life. then she devoted her life to the buddha temple and pray everyday until she passed away.

EXCELLENT !! Thank you :)

That's a gutsy video by infographics....but respect for them 👏

It is ironic because many peoples were aware of his evil and brutal deeds, but they still treated it as acceptable sin.

I still find the name ‘the Great Leap Forward’ to be one of the most ironic and horrific names for a historical event.

Crazy how this ever happened and how I never once heard about this in school.

One of your best videos to date. Fantastic job

And American college kids worship people like him. Scary times.

The Great Leap Forward wasn't for the people, it was for the country's performance on the world stage. Societies which turn to competition against all others at all costs will consume themselves. We should take this as a warning.

It's disturbing how in the modern US not only is this history rarely taught but there seems to be an active effort among some to avoid it being taught or even discussed. Wouldn't want people learning from history I guess...

I didn't understand my parents always talking about how hard their childhood was since they were in china under mao and since i've pretty much only learned western history, but now i know why

I really enjoy watching your videos and listening to your interesting facts the animations are just over the top.

“It’s better to let half the people die so the other half can survive” Ok Thanos

Excellent as always

Wow...just wow. 😔 I truly hope their spirits are at rest. This was truly despicable.

Even *Stalin had preferred the Koumintang* to the PLA because he knew that he could better reason with Chiang Kai-shek whereas he couldn’t control Mao PS. Koumintang fought the Imperialists of Japan, not PLA, the. PLA waited until the fighting was done so it could defeat the already-tired Koumintang

What makes me laugh is he’s on every single note of yuan 1-100 in china, he’s glorified.

Thank you for exposing these canonized and romanticized devils... you gained a subscriber!

"Its better to let half of the people die so the other half can eat their fill" This guy was a real life Thanos

I know what you are doing. I am extremely thankful for your work. We will win this!

Share this far and wide. They want you to forget this. Never forget...

It often occurs to me how, as much as I can respect the idea of intellectual inoculation, the people with access to this information are often the ones poised to use the other side of the story.

Thank you for exposing the real pass. The world should never forget it, cause history always repeat itself.

This is exactly what info graphic is about, free media,.. Youll never hear this kind of information from CNN, Thank you info graphic

This must be one of the few things that are worse than the holocaust or equally horrifying. Thank you for bringing this to your viewers attention.

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Love and Respect to the people of The Infographics show! I salute your bravery for showing the truth about Mao Zedongs reign and tyranny. Keep it up guys! I love all your content, its both educational and entertaining!

This mao guy must be important My cat always talks about him

King Leopold would like to have a word

i remember my grandparents saying there was starvation and famine, I didn't think it was this bad at the time

Mao’s rise to power should serve as a staunch warning for folks on the left here in the U.S. A fair society doesn’t necessarily have to equate to a vengeful one, but Mao made the vengeance and anger such a focal point of his regime that it spiraled far out of control and cost millions of lives.

Zero empathy is the key

Sad to see a lot of the same things going on today.

Thanks

This video is a breath of fresh air thank you

And yet how is it that this monster is still revered by so many in China and even by many in the west?

Some of this stuff sounds a lot like what is starting to happen in the U.S. which is scary.

My grandpa was one of the guys who left alive, but he never wanted to talk about anything from there, he just spoke with the other chinese guys he came with and the ones that came before and after him... I'd like to know who he left behind, the only thing I know is he had another wife there.

Just subscribed my man!excellent work,please keep it up!

Great content

Did this channel just become based? Thank you for covering this!

When people lack the understanding of the value of a human being suffering is great. Mr. X

Considering how brutal the Japanese was during WWII, ironically less people might have died if they took over 💀

I’d like to think I’m an intelligent individual and I read a lot and watch many videos on everything… it’s kind of sad I’ve never heard about this at all… keep up the great videos

I've heard a sound, is glass heart breaking into frags on the ground. Mao: Highest death toll under his rule. Xi: Challenge accepted.

I am who I am . Good, the bad , the good choices and the mistakes . But I embrace myself and I do not need to be a negative person . No more shame within myself . Only a sacred pride.

mao really needs to be covered more people don't understand the horrible stuff he caused to happen 😤

I’ve met many chinese that went through this …. They told me how they cooked tree bark and grass, one lady said the hunger was so unbearable they ate mud pies….. tree barks were nutritious and were inky meant for her parents. But the communist party blamed usa for every problem, even to this day.

What is the difference between genius and stupidity? Genius has its limits.

I personally believe that the biggest problem is that old people shouldn't be given that much power, and that the power definitely cannot be centralized to one person only. Such action can cause many problems, as a single mistake, by accident or on purpose, can lead to many deaths in the country. This is why most of these kind of countries are very poor and the people leaders are supreme.

I'm am baffled you didn't talk about Mau Invasion of Tibet & what he did to that country especially causing the Dali Lama to flee Tibet.