The famine is a complex issue with foreign and domestic debate and no conclusive cause. There are gaps and inconsistencies in data and much speculation to motives and culpability.
It was a horrible event and unfortunate that it had to suffer.
Various biases and perceptions certainly contribute to the reasons the famine isn’t more well known or discussed as well as political inconveniences. There are other historical reasons and contextual reasons for it. It os highly debated what if any part Britain played but certainly the British occupation of the region is fraught with human rights violations.
I just won’t go into comparisons with the Holocaust. You can’t compare mass tragedies like that and honestly, there is a lot about it and the specifics of western cultures and peoples perceptions and biases and context concerning the Nazis and the events of the 20th century at the time and what had the most direct and tangible impact on the western world.
My heart goes out to those who suffered in the famine or the aftermath and echoes. Hopefully more people can be aware and sensitive to the issues facing each other in the world historically and currently. WW2 had a lot of death and horror. At the very least let us hope our history is enough to help us not repeat those mistakes.
It was a horrible event and unfortunate that it had to suffer.
Various biases and perceptions certainly contribute to the reasons the famine isn’t more well known or discussed as well as political inconveniences. There are other historical reasons and contextual reasons for it. It os highly debated what if any part Britain played but certainly the British occupation of the region is fraught with human rights violations.
My heart goes out to those who suffered in the famine or the aftermath and echoes. Hopefully more people can be aware and sensitive to the issues facing each other in the world historically and currently. WW2 had a lot of death and horror. At the very least let us hope our history is enough to help us not repeat those mistakes.