Debunking the "Count-the-Deaths" Argument Against Socialism- Economic Update with Richard Wolff

Prof Wolff looks at the deaths caused by the colonial extension of capitalism, especially in Kenya- and debunks the "count-the-deaths" arguments against socialism & communism.

"If we can talk about millions in that little corner of the empire, imagine if we had a census, no more would you hear death count be the way of comparing capitalism and socialism and communism." - Richard Wolff

This is a clip from S12 E39 of Economic Update: The Economics of Colonialism Part 1 - The British Empire
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