The idea of the starving masses driven by their desperation to take to the streets and overthrow the ancien regime has seemed impossibly quaint since capitalism triumphed so decisively in the Cold War. Since then, the spectacle of hunger sparking revolutionary violence has been the stuff of Broadway musicals rather than the real world of politics.
And yet, the headlines of the past month suggest that skyrocketing food prices are threatening the stability of a growing number of governments around the world. Ironically, it may be the very success of capitalism in transforming regions previously restrained by various forms of socialism that has helped create the new crisis. More...
Source: TIME
2 comments:
It is not in our nature to partake in this type of activity. If 160,000% inflation can't convince the people to topple their government then 300,000% probably won't either
Its very easy to address the great hunger. The West should recolonize Africa, and then Africa will once again be the bread basket of the world. Problem solved!
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