Re:Slashdot misses the point (Score 2, Insightful)

Also, since Prez Bob is using the famine as a hands-clean way of political "cleansing" (most of the aid is being directed to members of his political party only, those who voted against him are left to starve), there's a vested interest letting the situation get as bad as possible as quickly as possible. That way they can be rid of those troublesome democratic types that don't support him, and get back to normal as soon as possible.