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If anything it shows the fragility of having someone point a gun into your head forbidding you to go get food If for whatever other reason you'd live in a remo
by savant_penguin 5y ago
If anything it shows the fragility of having someone point a gun into your head forbidding you to go get food
If for whatever other reason you'd live in a remote area and the government used force to stop you from getting food in whatever way, the exact same thing would happen, as it already did in Ukraine (holodomor hunger) where you have one of the most fertile grounds on the planet
- cryptica 5y agoIf there was going to be a food shortage in a big city which could not be stopped... Would the government tell people that there is going to be a food shortage? IMO, they wouldn't because this would cause panic buying by some which would make it happen even faster. I think they would just use some other excuse and find ways to reduce average consumption to make people last as long as possible on the limited supply and hope that the situation improves.
- reducesuffering 5y ago> the exact same thing would happen People in Shanghai are completely unable to produce their own food, with many not stocking even a bag of rice. Meanwhile, there's plenty of rural areas that can produce family-sized amounts of eggs, milk, fruits, and veggies to survive on indefinitely should the government decide to blockade you.
- savant_penguin 5y agoYou are missing the point. During the holodomor hunger the government forbid getting food food even if your produced it yourself. If you went into the fields after harvesting and tried getting anything that felt on the ground because you and your family were starving you were put to death. Producing the food yourself makes no difference if the government takes it from you