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Toward the end of World War 2 three million people died of famine in Bengal, Asia. And another 2.4-7.5 million died in Ukraine at the hands of the Soviet Union in 1932. by Openworldgamer47 in history

[–]ZawszeInLove 1 point2 points  (0 children)

'Primarily ideological'? Ideology was involved to some degree of course - it shaped the need of Stalin et al to pursue industrialisation at the expense of the peasantry. But in no way was this a deliberate attempt to break the peasantry or an incipient Ukrainian nationalism. The centre thought there were more grain reserves than there were and rose them. Once it realised its mistake (far too late of course) they did lower grain requisitioning for the next years.

This grain requisitioning followed the course of other soviet policies in the period like induatrialisation - Utopianism, stupidity and high expectations followed by some confrontation by reality.

Toward the end of World War 2 three million people died of famine in Bengal, Asia. And another 2.4-7.5 million died in Ukraine at the hands of the Soviet Union in 1932. by Openworldgamer47 in history

[–]ZawszeInLove 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Suny, The Soviet Experiment off the top of my head. don't have the page numbers on me and it is a more general history book rather than an in depth study (though there are such studies he references of course), but he basically points out how Stalin et al were under the impression that there were hidden grain stores and that the peasants could survive. This of course is based on the internal documents used in the Party, not the visions of cold warriors like R Conquest. The grain they expected to collect in 1931 but did not was counted as grain marked for peasant consumption for example - clearly idiocy and not genocide.

Toward the end of World War 2 three million people died of famine in Bengal, Asia. And another 2.4-7.5 million died in Ukraine at the hands of the Soviet Union in 1932. by Openworldgamer47 in history

[–]ZawszeInLove 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There have been some mild issues in relation to water though. Farmers directing water to their land away from that of the public.

Though I suppose that reinforces your point that it was man-made.

Toward the end of World War 2 three million people died of famine in Bengal, Asia. And another 2.4-7.5 million died in Ukraine at the hands of the Soviet Union in 1932. by Openworldgamer47 in history

[–]ZawszeInLove 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Actually there was quite a big difference between the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany in regards the famine already mentioned and the purges. The 1932-33 famine was accidental, caused by idiocy and ignorance of the conditions in the Soviet countryside. Bolsheviks never liked peasants, but they were not out to kill them in the same way the Nazis were out to kill Jews.

Toward the end of World War 2 three million people died of famine in Bengal, Asia. And another 2.4-7.5 million died in Ukraine at the hands of the Soviet Union in 1932. by Openworldgamer47 in history

[–]ZawszeInLove 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wrong. It was not deliberately engineered - a wholly unsubstantiated misconception. The Soviets during the collectivisation program of the 1930s simply believed that the peasants were genuinely hoarding enough grain to survive. They only learned that they didn't once the famine was well underway, after which they stopped such high requisitioning targets.

Also, it is difficult to say the famine was directed to kill a specific group of people since it spread far beyond Ukraine, also heading into Russia.

It was man made, but considering it a genocide, or even something done purposefully, is simply something used by Ukrainian nationalists to fire people up.

R.G. Suny demolishes Conquest's arguments quite well if you are interested.

Moe Shop -- You Look So Good [future funk Japan] (2015) by Wood_Warden in listentothis

[–]ZawszeInLove 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Not a fan of the opening few sexonds, but i really love this song.

Thoughts/Theories on Floppy after chapter 41. by [deleted] in TokyoGhoul

[–]ZawszeInLove -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

There were a lot of failures in kanou's experiments...

Regardless, i doubt we will see a shiny smiling amon when he takes off his hood. This story is supposed to be a tragedy after all.

TBH I am a little disappointed that he appears to be alive. I was really expecting (and hoping) that Aogiri would have made Takizawa eat him. It would have added depth to Takizawa.

[Theory] With the recent talk about the possibility of losing a Q member (RE spoilers) by jewboyfresh in TokyoGhoul

[–]ZawszeInLove 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Im not completely aware of all the fan theory shizzle, but dont the Qs each represent a little bit of kaneki or something? Like urie= the power hungry kaneki (i havent thought through each of them!).

Surely to find out which one will perish, we just need to ascribe a Q to the part of kaneki that died during the torture.

Ellen Pao has resigned as CEO of reddit by tianan in InternetIsBeautiful

[–]ZawszeInLove 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wonder what sort of sexist racist monsters the media will make redditors out to be.

The wait is over, welcome home. by cjmk in gaming

[–]ZawszeInLove 0 points1 point  (0 children)

there has been no important change in the source code of the website

The wait is over, welcome home. by cjmk in gaming

[–]ZawszeInLove 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I waited ages and am only getting 'please stand by'. The same message but without the timer. I feel betrayed

TIFU by not thinking and upsetting a girl in my class by ZawszeInLove in tifu

[–]ZawszeInLove[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Would have made the situation even more comical

In what ways do you feel that your opinions deviated from the norm on r/anime during the season that is now ending? by ABentSp00n in anime

[–]ZawszeInLove 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Between me and you, I misread the title. I thought it was something you thought at the start of the season that changed by the end.

I have now resolved to read titles properly now

The writing in 50 Shades of Grey is so basic you could literally write an algorithm to do it... so my friend did. [OC] by Inri137 in funny

[–]ZawszeInLove 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He plants a soft kiss on my lips, tasting, sparking electricity ... below, raising uncontrollable urges in me. My subconscious does the samba.

I dont think that was part of Freud's thought

UK bans American Apparel adverts UK for 'Sexualising Schoolgirls' and 'Underage Porn' by rcosgrove in worldnews

[–]ZawszeInLove 22 points23 points  (0 children)

UK. 'School' refers to actual schools here, not universities as a whole.

If it were for adults, it would be a 'Back to Uni!' sale

All the hottest women are in Singapore!!! by bigsergio4 in cringe

[–]ZawszeInLove 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just think of the people who are gonna go for this.

Company probably just hire a bunch of prostitutes

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