And those were people who were simply starving - people will do anything when they’re hungry. But, in this interesting article, it was the Romanian government - full of well-fed bureaucrats - going around taking food from citizens hoarding grain. Using sticks to prod haystacks for hidden grain. Creepy beyond belief.
I hate people!
Ever read about the Nazi siege of Leningrad? The people were starving.
The Politbureau called in a famous composer to write a symphony to lift the spirits of the people. The composer smelled food when he walked in the door and saw all the Party Members there were well fed while the city starved.
He received the orders to write the symphony and sent on his way. They did not even offer him a bite to eat.
One of the basic premises of Communism, from the Reds, Stalin, Mao, Pol Pot, etc., is that a starving man has no time for dissent and protest.
And it is a true adage.
To these people, starving a population is the easiest way to silence dissent. Of course, THEY will still eat well. Communism/Socialism/Liberalism/Progressiveism, etc has always been about the pure application of political power, and nothing else.