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The potato famine (which had nothing to do with Louis XVI) wasn't even caused by ineptitude. It was caused by outright cruelty. Ireland had plenty of food at
by danaris 3y ago
The potato famine (which had nothing to do with Louis XVI) wasn't even caused by ineptitude.
It was caused by outright cruelty.
Ireland had plenty of food at the time. It was just going to feed the English overlords. Potatoes were all that the Irish were allowed to keep, so when the blight hit, they starved.
- __MatrixMan__ 3y agoBeing cruel to the point where the farmers that feed you are dying is also ineptitude. Similar story: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bengal_famine_of_1943 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bengal_famine_of_1943