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1958, China ordered all sparrows killed because they ate about 1% of the grain in the fields.

After the sparrows were dead, the locusts came in and ate ALL the grain in the fields.

Up to 78 million Chinese starved to death.

NEVER let gov't be involved in the decision making.

https://www.thevintagenews.com..../2016/09/26/1958-mao

In 1958 Mao Zedong ordered all the sparrows to be killed because they ate too much grain. This caused one of the worst environmental disasters in history
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In 1958 Mao Zedong ordered all the sparrows to be killed because they ate too much grain. This caused one of the worst environmental disasters in history

Environmental disasters are common in the history of mankind, but not many can compare to the onw which began in 1958 in China. Mao Zedong, the leader of