Mao Zedong Part 2: The ‘Great Leap Forward’
Real Dictators
00:00
Starvation as a Tool of Control
Starvation is not merely the absence of food, but a deliberate tool of punishment used against those who do not obey commands. Famine in Tibet was not due to bad harvest or weather, but a result of party policies imposed by Mao to control regions and impose death as a consequence for non-compliance.
Play episode from 31:15
Transcript
