> When there is not enough to eat, people starve to death. It is better to let half of the people die so that the other half can eat their fill. I think you ar

> When there is not enough to eat, people starve to death. It is better to let half of the people die so that the other half can eat their fill. I think you are overattributing his stupidity here. Engineered famine is a fantastic way to make sure populations that don't like you are less of a problem in the future. The Holdomor and Irish Potato Famine are two other obvious examples.