• DaDragon@kbin.social
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    5 months ago

    Isn’t Kai Shek one of the most important founders of Taiwan? Sure, he had his issues (for example, ordering the deaths of a couple folks now and again), but you cannot have modern Taiwan without him. Just like how Mao is an integral part of the shape the modern PRC took.

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      5 months ago

      Bad take. You couldn’t have pretty much any modern country without their previous problematic leader. You can learn just about them in history class and not honour them though statues.

    • PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.ml
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      5 months ago

      but you cannot have modern Taiwan without him

      Unfortunately for all his victims, you are correct. I would more blame USA who protected them in 1949+ though.