And the numbers used are the conservative numbers... China's example varies between 65-90 million, depending on which sources.

I still wonder which percentage of communist / socialist people KNOW they are peddling death vs how many just legitimately buy into the benefits.

There are so many professors that are completely antagonistic to the society that gives them the liberty to speak out against it. Oddly, doing so in a country with their desired government would most likely add their names to hit lists.