To: ran20
DDT, and Chinas ‘great leap forward’ being two of the most devastating ideas implemented. You might want to add Stalin's collectivism too. Millions starved in the 20s and 30s in Russia. I guess thatis where Mao got his idea.
6 posted on
09/08/2007 2:03:09 AM PDT by
Einigkeit_Recht_Freiheit
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To: Einigkeit_Recht_Freiheit
You might want to add Stalin's collectivism too. Millions starved in the 20s and 30s in Russia. I guess thatis where Mao got his idea. Good point.. I think I'd file Soviet crop underproduction under Lysenkoism. But in fairness there was more to it, like collectivizing farming.
12 posted on
09/08/2007 8:39:29 AM PDT by
ran20
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