Comment by datsci_est_2015

Lmao. This comment combined with the one above are just a microcosm of the worst HN has to offer.

What sort of socialism was at play when the British forced Ireland into famine during the potato blight? What about the British role in India’s famine? What about the many famines brought about by civil wars and ethnic conflicts in Africa? The Great Depression, famously brought about by socialist policies and definitely not gilded age wealth inequality decadence?

If you’re looking for a common thread, it’s authoritarianism, not socialism.