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Re:What made the Irish famine so deadly by ok_dad on Monday March 10, 2025 @08:55PM (#43328031)
> Food was only available at prices that the poor could no longer afford.

> It lead to the Revolutions of 1848.

Too bad politicians today don't read the history books they want to burn, they might save their own skins.

Re:What made the Irish famine so deadly by vondur on Monday March 10, 2025 @09:23PM (#43328203)
Unfortunately the Revolutions of 1848 were violently suppressed. The forces of order were able to exploit the differences between the political reformers and the social reformers.
Re:What made the Irish famine so deadly by m4rtink on Tuesday March 11, 2025 @12:48PM (#43334402)
It still resulted in significant reforms in the end, even in Austria-Hungary, removing a lot of religion based persecution there for example.
Re:What made the Irish famine so deadly by reverend_gonzo on Monday March 10, 2025 @09:11PM (#43328143)
Pretty sure donors line their pockets a lot more than the voting poor.