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Man stands guard over his starving family, shielding them from the unthinkable: cannibals, driven to desperation by famine and neglect. - Madras famine of 1877 (lemmy.nz)
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Picture taken by Willoughby Wallace Hooper (British officer in the 7th Madras Light Cavalry )

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[-] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 13 points 7 months ago

Same mindset that billionaires have today. They'll continue extracting wealth while choking the poor out of the means of living.

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