Keep in your mind that Socialists ARE really stupid.
Their destruction of Ukraine's Kulaks easily proves that.
Ukraine farmers were the most productive of Eastern Europe, and the political need to collectivize the farmers was exactly the opposite of the flexibility that Kulaks had learned to use to maximize their production.
So Stalin confiscated their harvests, didn't leave enough to survive the winter and all Russians starved the next year while Ukrainian farms sat empty and idle.
Then Socialists worldwide joined in saying: Rinse, Repeat.
These people NEVER learn.
The only thing they DO learn is Rule 7.62.
They understand that very well… and they hate it.
“Keep in your mind that Socialists ARE really stupid.”
True. Their stupidity has many sources. One is that they NEVER listen to conservatives. Another is that they believe their indoctrination over all else. (Who are you going to believe, me or your lying eyes?).
All that having been said, they take bold action that we often fail to anticipate, can hardly believe and leave us speechless. Their action may be based in part on immense stupidity, or on a lack of ethical constraints.
You gave one example with the harvesting of ALL Ukrainian grains. Closer to home, what thinking led to requiring nursing homes to accept Covid patients? Why comit seniorcide? Reduce state budgets? Change the composition of the electorate?
At a deeper level, does a lack of ethical constraints make one stupid? Perhaps ethical behavior is rational behavior, all things considered.