"James A.. Donald" wrote:
> James A. Donald:
> > > Famines in Africa are caused by communism and socialism, notably
> > > the famous Ethiopian famines that occurred under Mengistu, or by
> > > war, notably the famous Biafran famine.
>
> At 0233 PM 10/1/2000 -0500, Jim Choate wrote
> > Again, a simple-minded answer to a very complicated issue.
>
> So give an example of an important twentieth century famine not caused by
> socialism or war.
stupidity. while not exclusively 20th century, it's main area is the
western hemisphere, and specifically the united states. and it's still
spreading.
