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"Distribution", in this case, doesn't mean taking from the rich and giving to the poor, it means a combination of logistic and political issues. Often times, t
by mattzito 12y ago
"Distribution", in this case, doesn't mean taking from the rich and giving to the poor, it means a combination of logistic and political issues.
Often times, there is enough food already being donated to address the immediate food crisis, but it's being intercepted by warlords who sell it back on the open market and pocket the cash. Or just the mechanics of getting the food out into remote areas without it getting spoiled or rotten or whatever.
So, distribution, in this case, is an Amazon-type distribution issue, not a political wealth-distribution issue.
- afarrell 12y agoTo split hairs, it is both a political wealth-distribution issue and an Amazon-type distribution issue. The warlord's ability to use their political power to hoard food wealth is certainly no less political than Stalin's ability to starve the Kulaks or absentee British landlords ability to import potatoes.