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Re:Cows in Texas and Kansas test positive for highly pathoge... by dralley on Wednesday March 27, 2024 @11:03AM (#39840203)
1. The Holodomor wasn't a natural famine. People starved because the food was physically taken away from them and distributed elsewhere (like cities), starting with the grain. Once they ran out of grain and couldn't fill the (unreasonable from the start) quotas, they started taking away livestock also.
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Re:Cows in Texas and Kansas test positive for highly pathoge... by ed_balls on Wednesday March 27, 2024 @02:44PM (#39843039)
Yep, I'd fall under war against Ukrainians. Cows can turn grass into milk and beef. Most families that had livestock survived. Those that lost it died. Source: Standford lecture on Youtube about Holodomor

One of the main reasons why Mongols were so effective was use of livestock en mass. It gives you food, cavalry, transportation and clothes from grass. You get the shortest logistical supply chains in northern Eurasian plane.

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