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Thread #163884   Message #3915827
Posted By: Iains
08-Apr-18 - 05:22 AM
Thread Name: BS: On the cause of Famines
Subject: RE: BS: On the cause of Famines
That is not the point I am making Jim. For any fact there are alternative viewpoints. You are totally unable to appreciate that fact, judging by the way you post. When it comes to Historical "facts", the degree of veracity that can be attached to them varies. For some supposed facts there are simply too many disparate strands revolving around said facts that consensus, not necessarily truth, drives the argument. The more complex the fact the more strands to consider.
Your simplistic attitude towards the causes of the great famine are typical. You will get few adherents by focusing blame on one or two individuals or political factions. The reality is that it was largely a child of it's time. Today response would be global, if there was the will.
The coalition politiciens and their populations carefully look away from the ensuing crisis in the Yemen caused by Saudi and her allies.
The famine since spring 2017 is threatening over 17 million people; over 3.3 million children and pregnant or lactating women suffer from acute malnutrition. This is happening today, not in some dusty history book. Where is your protest???