Godric@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 12 days agoHappy anniversary of the day absolutely nothing happened at nowhere square!lemmy.worldimagemessage-square101linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageHappy anniversary of the day absolutely nothing happened at nowhere square!lemmy.worldGodric@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 12 days agomessage-square101linkfedilink
minus-squareFireIced@lemmy.super.ynh.frlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·11 days agoYup. I would say around 500-800 but sure. At least we have an order of magnitude.
minus-squareFireIced@lemmy.super.ynh.frlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·10 days agoNo. I looked at different testimonials and believe this estimation is safer and closer to a potential reality.
minus-squareFireIced@lemmy.super.ynh.frlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·10 days agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_Tiananmen_Square_protests_and_massacre - Death toll section I believe I checked the numbers at the French page some time ago, and based on the diversity of reports and their background, I personally believed that it was around 500. I do get that people can estimate a bit more or a bit less though.
minus-squareBrainInABox@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·10 days agoSo Wikipedia is what convinced you?
minus-squareFireIced@lemmy.super.ynh.frlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·10 days agoWikipedia is a community-driven encyclopedia based on sources. All claims include a source. What do you want more? Those articles being on a controversial topic, have been moderated and are pretty well done in my opinion.
minus-squareBrainInABox@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·10 days agoSo it was Wikipedia that convinced you?
minus-squareFireIced@lemmy.super.ynh.frlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·10 days agoI was convinced something happened way before this, but for the number of deaths, yes, that was my source.
Yup. I would say around 500-800 but sure. At least we have an order of magnitude.
Vibes based statistics
No. I looked at different testimonials and believe this estimation is safer and closer to a potential reality.
And those would be?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_Tiananmen_Square_protests_and_massacre - Death toll section
I believe I checked the numbers at the French page some time ago, and based on the diversity of reports and their background, I personally believed that it was around 500. I do get that people can estimate a bit more or a bit less though.
So Wikipedia is what convinced you?
Wikipedia is a community-driven encyclopedia based on sources. All claims include a source.
What do you want more?
Those articles being on a controversial topic, have been moderated and are pretty well done in my opinion.
So it was Wikipedia that convinced you?
I was convinced something happened way before this, but for the number of deaths, yes, that was my source.