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I went and lived overseas in Asia for a while, and at this point back in America, I keep thinking of comparisons to Mao's "Great Leap Forward". Directly equati
by Terr_ 1y ago
I went and lived overseas in Asia for a while, and at this point back in America, I keep thinking of comparisons to Mao's "Great Leap Forward".
Directly equating them remains hyperbole due to the death-toll, but... it's not a joke anymore, or at least not a funny one.
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[Edit] In brief, a disastrous attempt in 1958-1962 to quickly force China into an industrial powerhouse, with a lot of weird autocratic commands. It backfired with a severe economic recession, the killing/exile of subject matter experts, officials lying about how well it was going to avoid being punished, and tens of millions of peasants dying from famine.
- jmclnx 1y agoIn a way I suppose, but from what I heard lots of people were killed or died due to the "Great Leap Forward".
- JumpCrisscross 1y ago> lots of people were killed due to the "Great Leap Forward" Mostly due to economic mismanagement. I’m not sure we’ll see starvation from Trump’s incompetence. But preventable health-related mortality? Probably.
- heavyset_go 1y agoWhat's the COVID death toll in America and how many people are going to die from preventable causes when healthcare cuts go into effect next year