Food may be finite, but Jiang says it is abundant enough to feed people; starvation is therefore an artificial crisis rather than a simple result of natural scarcity.
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Hunger
Jiang argues that poor countries can sometimes conquer rich countries because poverty can produce hunger, unity, obedience, and willingness to work hard for little.
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Jiang argues that poor countries can sometimes conquer rich countries because poverty can produce hunger, unity, obedience, and willingness to work hard for little.
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"You said scarcity is an illusion, right? But I understand that money can be printed infinitely, but resources can be printed infinitely, but resources..."
"...enough food to feed everyone. Okay? There doesn't have to be hunger and starvation. It's an artificial crisis. Okay? Does that make sense? So..."
"two classes i will show you philip how this relationship between the father and son describes very well the personalities of philip and alexander..."
"do you know it's not having children in fact it has the world's lowest fertility rate at 0.8 okay it's women are refusing to..."
"to what the government tells them to do and last thing is they're hungry they will work very hard for very little okay you..."
"...my hands, and they, who thought I'd done that out of hunger, immediately rose and told me, Father, it would be far less painful..."
"...meek for they will inherit the earth blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness for they will be filled blessed are the..."
"...they saw the desperation, they saw the insecurity, they saw the hunger and the immorality, and this is part... Okay? This is all part..."
"...is that, when you get into Yale, Yale is actually the Hunger Games."
"Have you read the book, The Hunger Games? It is a relentless competition. Because once you're in Yale, you're still competing. Okay? But now..."
"...train you for Yale. So it's also a competition, also a Hunger Games, okay? To train for high school, your parents have to have..."
"...that they get into Yale, so they can compete in the Hunger Games, so they can go on in life. And... Compete some more,..."
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