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Keep you eye on the sparrow | HISTORY LESSON:
1958 MAO ZEDONG
DECLARED WAR ON SPARROWS. WITHOUT SPARROWS
THE INSECTS MULTIPLIED,
ATE THE FARMERS' CROPS
AND PEOPLE STARVED TO DEATH. SO WHAT DID WE LEARN?
STUPID SOCIALIST POLICIES
LIKE BANNING FERTILIZER
WILL CAUSE STARVATION. | image tagged in socialism | made w/ Imgflip meme maker
961 views 45 upvotes Made by CraigThompson 2 years ago in politics
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4 ups, 2y
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3 ups, 2y
True and little-known fact.
But the best part is the reason he declared a war on birds was he blamed the birds for a poor harvest.
In other words, the communist's policy made the already bad collectivist policy even worse.

Even more interesting, the "war against birds" consisted of brainwashed comrades banging pots and setting of fireworks 24/7 for days on end so the birds could get no rest until they were so exhausted, they fell out of the sky. Amazing what propaganda can get people who don't think for themselves to do.
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An interesting point I learned from Thomas Sowell is that regardless how intelligent central planners are the best they can do is only 1% of the combined knowledge of a free people. This is the problem with taking political power from the people and giving it to the government. This one of the major fallacies of Marxism. Authoritarian governments are run by blithering idiots.
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HISTORY LESSON: 1958 MAO ZEDONG DECLARED WAR ON SPARROWS. WITHOUT SPARROWS THE INSECTS MULTIPLIED, ATE THE FARMERS' CROPS AND PEOPLE STARVED TO DEATH. SO WHAT DID WE LEARN? STUPID SOCIALIST POLICIES LIKE BANNING FERTILIZER WILL CAUSE STARVATION.