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This 1932 essay _Is the world going mad?_ reminded me of 1939 novel, _Grapes of Wrath_.
> The world at the present day is suffering from two misfortunes : there are people who desire goods which they cannot purchase, and there are people who have goods which they cannot sell. Those who have goods which they cannot sell are adopting various ingenious means of disposing of their surplus.
https://russell-j.com/GO-MAD.HTM
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May 26, 2025 at 3:51amWeb
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> The decay spreads over the State, and the sweet smell is a great sorrow on the land. Men who can graft the trees and make the seed fertile and big can find no way to let the hungry people eat their produce. Men who have created new fruits in the world cannot create a system whereby their fruits may be eaten. And the failure hangs over the State like a great sorrow.
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> How can you frighten a man whose hunger is not only in his own cramped stomach but in the wretched bellies of his children? You can't scare him – he has known a fear beyond every other. —Chapter 19

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Grapes_of_Wrath

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The Grapes of Wrath - Wikipedia