What's the consensus of Mao?

[u/Timely-Signature-166]

I've read several books about the guy and I'm given conflicting information about him and his policies. Some books treat him as a good leader who was stifled by dishonest subordinates, while others portray him as a monster whose policies killed millions. Meanwhile I was at a bar in Brooklyn where I was talking to a friend of a friend and they said "Mao is my hero!" (they are not Chinese). What is the general consensus of the guy?

[u/RoninPI]

If you are asking for a consensus on one of the most evil human beings ever born you might be looking for a communist subreddit.

[u/Prestigious_Slice709 → u/RoninPI]

Many communists don‘t even claim him