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My take would be that they weren't starving because they were poor, they were starving because there was no food to be had. Starvation in a famine is different
by fencepost 9y ago
My take would be that they weren't starving because they were poor, they were starving because there was no food to be had. Starvation in a famine is different from starvation in a land of plenty where you simply can't afford food.
- fastball 9y agoIf there was no food, the entire population of China would've died. In the case of a famine, it's still the haves and the have-nots.
- deleted 9y ago[deleted]