I just discovered that Radical Reviewer believes the western account of the 1932 Ukranian famine, and I could not be more disappointed.

  • volkvulture [none/use name]
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    4 years ago

    real problem wasn't really grain procurements or kulaks infiltrating collectives and ruining them per se. at least not when looking in the aggregate

    it was literally the volume&state of productive forces within agriculture in these vital areas

    kulaks stood on a gold mine, and just like how emerald mines in Afghanistan work with 19th century tech to keep prices high, kulaks wanted to remain on top of the pile & hold back the technology to benefit selfishlessly

    remember famine was endemic to these areas until after collectivization

    https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EpahneNXcAUbwKk?format=jpg&name=medium