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2024-03-18 11:24:47 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: D91D08531C90F6C441A66DCBB9F880C3FE9F6D393E027F208F4E2EEAD3C4E65A
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NNN - "In fact, the most glaring cause of the famine was not a plant disease, but England's long-running political hegemony over Ireland." The OP is correct. British rule exacerbated a natural disaster, creating a famine. https://mises.org/mises-daily/what-caused-irish-potato-famine#:~:text=Adam%20Smith%20was%20right%20that,running%20political%20hegemony%20over%20Ireland
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