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Re:The world is awful, the world is much better, the world c... by trasz on Thursday July 21, 2022 @08:01PM (#32186832)
It was the worst, but some of the ones before it weren't far behind - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_famines_in_China.

Also I find it curious that among the possible causes you forgot to mention World War 2. What would you say if someone omitted that when explaining fifties in Europe?

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Re:The world is awful, the world is much better, the world c... by robertlagrant on Friday July 22, 2022 @09:13AM (#32191537)
I would think that's normal, because WW2 was 1939-1945, and even though it was waged there it didn't include events that would be considered a direct cause of millions starving in Europe. Which is why they didn't.

If you think WW2 was a major contributor to the Great Leap Forward deaths then just explain, rather than making oblique comments about how it's strange I didn't mention the thing that you're thinking of (but not mentioning).

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