Facts like “the number of people killed by x military” are always listed as a range because we don’t know precise numbers. Combining multiple conflicts should give a wide range for number of deaths. Anything that says 8 million is likely a poor source.
I added the middles of the ranges, some sources go as high as 12M for the total. When someone says 6 million Jews were killed in the Holocaust, do you also raise this objection? Or just when it’s about the good guys doing the killing
Facts like “the number of people killed by x military” are always listed as a range because we don’t know precise numbers. Combining multiple conflicts should give a wide range for number of deaths. Anything that says 8 million is likely a poor source.
I added the middles of the ranges, some sources go as high as 12M for the total. When someone says 6 million Jews were killed in the Holocaust, do you also raise this objection? Or just when it’s about the good guys doing the killing