Comment Re:Potato famine fallacy. (Score 3, Informative) 404
My dissertation was on plant pathology, not agricultural socio-economics, and therefore only a blurb in my lit. review is relevant.
My point could be summarized as:
1. The English steal all the land.
2. The Irish need a place to grow food and "rent" land from the English.
3. The English get all the "good" food.
4. The Irish resort to depending on potatoes.
5. A "fungus" kills the potatoes.
6. The Irish starve.
7. The English don't raise a finger to help.
8. MORE Irish starve, and they begin to emmigrate.
9. New York City get's a shitload "Micks" (no offense).
People don't learn about the similar potato crop losses that occured in Scotland and Germany during this same period due to late blight.
My point could be summarized as:
1. The English steal all the land.
2. The Irish need a place to grow food and "rent" land from the English.
3. The English get all the "good" food.
4. The Irish resort to depending on potatoes.
5. A "fungus" kills the potatoes.
6. The Irish starve.
7. The English don't raise a finger to help.
8. MORE Irish starve, and they begin to emmigrate.
9. New York City get's a shitload "Micks" (no offense).
People don't learn about the similar potato crop losses that occured in Scotland and Germany during this same period due to late blight.
