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> Sounds like another tale about a Chinese Communist Party top-down initiative executed to perfection with disastrous results. They might have been referring t
by zarzavat 5y ago
> Sounds like another tale about a Chinese Communist Party top-down initiative executed to perfection with disastrous results.
They might have been referring to the sparrows:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Pests_campaign https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Pests_campaign
- wonnage 5y agoThe 20th century’s history is filled with unintended consequences. DDT spraying caused a mass extinction event. CFCs destroyed the ozone layer. Outsourcing cheap labor led to human rights abuses and destroying the middle class. Etc.
- andrei_says_ 5y agoYes, this is what I was referring to.