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Re:What made the Irish famine so deadly by Nasrudith on Monday March 10, 2025 @11:12PM (#43328817)
Umm... how do you think modern farming works exactly?
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Re:What made the Irish famine so deadly by throwaway2037 on Tuesday March 11, 2025 @01:24AM (#43329389)
With a wild amounts of gov't subsidies. (Note: All highly advanced nations do it in slightly different ways.)
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