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In response to "loosi, the Holodomor was way bigger (possibly 10 million died) and not the result of natural causation. Many reports of people turning to cannibalism -- nm" by zork

The Irish famine wasn't exactly the result of natural causation. Ireland produced lots of food during the famine, but it was exported by the

Posted by Roger More (aka RogerMore) Aug 6 '09, 13:55

English landowners not eaten by the Irish.

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like the strawberries grown in the 80s in ethiopia and such -- nm - zork Aug 6, 14:02 1
- I hadn't heard about those, but yes - similar. In both Ireland and Ethiopia, the system of land ownership was a big part of the cause -- nm - Roger More Aug 6, 14:05

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