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by webnrrd2k 1062 days ago
You used the word famine earlier in this tiresome little thread.

WalterBright: "The US was the first country to eliminate the specter of famine around 1800. Thanks to free markets."

It's delusional to argue that The Dust Bowl was a time of cheap and abundant food. As far as I can tell, that's your claim, but I'm not interested in discussing this further with you.

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> You used the word famine earlier

I used it correctly, it comes from Eugene Weber's "The Western Tradition", cited earlier.

> It's delusional to argue that The Dust Bowl was a time of cheap and abundant food

I cited it. You've found no cites for famine.

https://history.iowa.gov/history/education/educator-resource...

First google search result for dust bowl famine. Government websites explicitly mention “famine”. Is the Library of Congress a good enough source for you?