Comparing Mao to Hitler

Henry C.K. Liu hliu at mindspring.com
Mon Jun 7 08:50:43 PDT 1999


Max Sawicky wrote:


> Dear Chris,
>
> [folks, there is a point here, trust me]
>

That is both a surprise and funny.


>
> > . . . I suggest in this case you are too inaccurate in your
> criticisms as well as vulnerable to a charge uncivility. >
>
> As Mr. Henry C.K. Liu points out, accurately for once, I have not
> ventured any criticisms of Mao.

Ah, truth.


> The inspiration for this
> flare-up was not my criticism of Mao, but of Mr. Henry C.K. Liu
> and others, and more specifically invective they directed at the
> person of Prof. DeLong for DeL's rather substantial criticism of
> Mao et al., incidentally dragged in from another list.

Yes, DeLong does need protection.


> I have no particular expertise on Chinese history and never claimed
> to.

Ah, truth again. So the rest is just superfluous noise.

Henry C.K. Liu



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