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> similar focus … as the allies devoted to winning ww2 Given a choice between diverting attention & resources to alleviate a 1943 famine in Bengal and keeping
by afarrell 4y ago
> similar focus … as the allies devoted to winning ww2
Given a choice between diverting attention & resources to alleviate a 1943 famine in Bengal and keeping transport ships available for the war, Britain chose to allow the famine. As a result, an estimated 2.1 to 3.8 million Bengalis perished.
If you want people to take your vision seriously enough to follow it, you’ll need to engage seriously with the horrors of what you praise. Please consider reading the book Slaughterhouse Five.
Governments across the globe are run by people whom I hope remember to be humble about their intelligence and moral wisdom.