Far_Quote_5336 t1_j9kg0tl wrote
If you block food during a famine, you’d soon become the food
YakInner4303 t1_j9lb1pm wrote
Time to dub him "delicious leader Kim". His noble sacrifice will feed half the country.
Turtl3Bear t1_j9o7exp wrote
Worked out fine for Mao Zedong
If you control the media you can literally just tell your people that you've saved them, and they'll buy it hook line and sinker.
China exported food every year of the great famine, people here still spout off about how wonderful a hero Mao was, especially those old enough to have suffered through the famine. Younger people have a more nuanced view but even then are generally supportive.
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