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    Exclamation Venezuela to adopt "Rabbit Plan" to fend off starvation

    Yes, if a starving child can survive idiot socialism with bunny burgers, then do it, and I'm sure they would agree, no matter how fluffy and cute.



    Can rabbit meat save Venezuela from going hungry?

    http://money.cnn.com/2017/09/14/news...lan/index.html

    by Patrick Gillespie @CNNMoney

    September 14, 2017: 1:45 PM ET

    Let them eat rabbits.

    That was basically the message from President Nicolas Maduro to Venezuelans starving and struggling through severe food shortages brought on by a spiraling economic crisis.

    Maduro unveiled "Plan Rabbit" on Wednesday with his agriculture minister, Freddy Bernal, at a meeting that was broadcast on Periscope. (In the video, the announcement comes after the two-hour mark).

    The Venezuelan leaders, who blame President Trump and the United States for Venezuela's economic crisis, recommend that people raise rabbits at home as a source of food.

    "The rabbit isn't a pet, it's only two and a half kilos of meat," Bernal said smiling, with a few laughs around him. "Trump's attack against the Venezuelan people is an opportunity to revise and change cultural consumption patterns."

    Maduro, grinning, cheered Bernal's talk, adding "The first part of Plan Rabbit moves forward!" He added that some rabbits have already been distributed to a few communities as part of a pilot project.

    Maduro says U.S. sanctions on him and over 20 of his officials have exacerbated the crisis. The Trump administration also recently banned U.S. banks from buying newly-issued bonds from Venezuela's government and the state-run oil company, PDVSA.

    "Plan Rabbit" illustrates the government's extreme measures to alleviate food shortages in Venezuela. Rabbit is not a commonly eaten item in the South American nation, where Bernal conceded that it's mostly viewed as a cute pet.

    The agriculture minister argued that rabbits easily reproduce and are a source of protein. He also recommended citizens consider raising and growing other animals and vegetables at home.

    It's just the latest attempt to try and solve the food shortage problem. The government forces citizens to pick up groceries on certain days of the week depending on social security numbers. It still sells staple items, such as corn flour, at extremely low prices.

    It has also hiked the minimum wage three times this year, though inflation is expected to outrun any wage increases. The IMF forecasts that prices will rise 720% in Venezuela this year.
    Another mark of a tyrant is that he likes foreigners better than citizens, and lives with them and invites them to his table; for the one are enemies, but the Others enter into no rivalry with him. - Aristotle's Politics Book 5 Part 11



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  3. #2
    What will the rabbits eat?

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    Quote Originally Posted by angelatc View Post
    What will the rabbits eat?
    Apparently, toddlers.
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    http://knowledgenuts.com/2015/01/21/...h-rabbit-meat/

    How To Starve To Death While Stuffing Yourself With Rabbit Meat
    By Kristin Lovett on Wednesday, January 21, 2015

    In A Nutshell

    While some people can’t fathom eating a cute, fuzzy little rabbit, the reality is that they are a good source of food. With their renown for breeding and their widespread habitat range, they are an effective source of nutrition. However, one must be careful when eating rabbit, as eating nothing but rabbit can actually kill you. It’s called rabbit starvation, and it’s one of the more paradoxical things out there.

    The Whole Bushel

    Rabbits are among the most populous food sources in the world. And while they aren’t terribly common today as mass production of beef, pork, and chicken has become easier, their meat was once an important food source. However, if one was to stay on a diet of entirely rabbit meat, they would begin to suffer from various, rather unpleasant symptoms, ranging from diarrhea, discomfort, headache, and (most paradoxically of all) hunger. This strange “rabbit starvation” was noted by many explorers and travelers, who relied on hunting the local game for nutrients.

    Explorers who traveled to the Northern Arctic, where snow rabbits were plentiful and carrying supplies from civilization was a hassle, were confronted with it while also dealing with the harsh climate. Additionally, it was noted by Charles Darwin in his account of his famous sea voyage on the HMS Beagle. He observed that people who fed mainly on dried or lean meat gained an insatiable craving for fatty and oily foods, even actual fats and oils themselves, even though they would be quite unappetizing when consumed raw.

    The lack of fat in the rabbit meat was actually causing the confusing hunger and malnutrition. While meats, even those with little fat, have nutritional value, fats are a very important part of the diet. Modern-day diets and health trends tend to demonize fats as something that people consume in excess (which is certainly true to an extent). But fats are a vital part of the body’s ability to generate energy and support its most fundamental systems.

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    Greeeeeeeat idea....

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    Everybody's so anti-starvation.

    Survival of the fit only works if the unfit do not survive.

    Just a thought!

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    That rabbit's dynamite!

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    Last time I had rabbit it was really chewy and hard to eat.


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    Quote Originally Posted by helmuth_hubener View Post
    Everybody's so anti-starvation.

    Survival of the fit only works if the unfit do not survive.

    Just a thought!
    I on that page. Unless these people are willing to storm the palace and fight for their freedom there's not much anybody can do to help them.



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