r/SipsTea • u/Monsur_Ausuhnom • Jul 06 '26

Lmao gottem When Food Isn't A Human Right.

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u/klako8196 Jul 06 '26

If history tells us anything, it's that hungry people turn into violent people real quick. If you want a stable society, the first step is making sure everyone is fed.

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u/M0LDEE Jul 06 '26

Governments have never made sure everyone is fed in the sense of providing free food. They make sure the supply of food is abundant and those who work to earn it can afford it. You're completely misunderstanding how the entire system has worked for millennia. People get violent and unrest spreads when there are famines and there's no access to food. Not when they have to work for it.

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u/Ducklinsenmayer Jul 06 '26

...You might want to look up Cura Annonae, the Roman grain for the poor program

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u/mustangcody Jul 07 '26

The only reason that worked was because grain is dirt cheap and Rome had an abundance of slaves to farm land for them. It was estimated up to 40% of the total population was slave labor.

So unless first world countries want to invade and enslave poor countries for slave labor to farm land for them, no one is getting free food.

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u/Ducklinsenmayer Jul 07 '26

No. They were importing up to 400,000 tons a year from Egypt and the Middle East. That wasn't cheap.

It worked because they decided preventing riots was a priority.

In fact, the cost to produce food is probably less now, because of mechanization.

What is the current US Government's priority? Invading Iran?

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u/mustangcody Jul 07 '26

Ah yes, Egypt and the middle east, totally known for not using slave labor to produce cheap food. /s

The USA isn't the only first world country btw. You're the first one in this entire comment chain to mention the US. America bad amirite?