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Originally Posted by derpcake2
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Pol Pot, Augusto Pinochet, Idi Amin, Francisco Franco, they all died peacefully.
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Originally Posted by derpcake2
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Stalins regime murdered somewhere from 12-20 million people. He died of natural causes, in his own house, at the blessed age of 75.
Gandhi on the other hand was shot 3 times and died on the floor.
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You left out Victor Jara.
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After the coup, Pinochet’s soldiers rounded up Chileans who were believed to be involved with leftist groups, including Allende’s Popular Unity party. On the morning of 12 September 1973, Jara was taken prisoner, along with thousands of others, and interned in Chile Stadium. The guards there tortured him, smashing his hands and fingers, and then mocked him by asking him to play the guitar. Soon after, he was killed with a gunshot to the head, and his body was riddled with more than 40 bullets.[18]
After his murder, Jara's body was displayed at the entrance of Chile Stadium for other prisoners to see. It was later discarded outside the stadium along with the bodies of other civilian prisoners who had been killed by the Chilean Army.
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But then Pinochet never composed a song and disregarded all music that wasn't presented in the form of an anthem and/or deemed useful for psychological torture. That's a pretty shit existence, to have neither the capacity to appreciate nor the inclination/skill to create art in any of its forms. Though Jara isn't exactly a household name, Beethoven didn't fare much better in life and yet millions listen to his music today and millions more will long after we're all dead, every one affected by it far more than Stalin and company could have achieved for themselves if they lived longer, to more blessed ages as you put it.
04-18-2019, 05:21 PM
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