Is There or Is There Not a Border Crisis?

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Originally Posted by Yppej

The average month being 30 days this would mean people only ate one meal every 10 days. How did they not all die of starvation?

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I don't think members of American's dominant culture today have any real conception of real hunger, and its effects upon the human body. With proper hydration, people can go for months-to-years with very little caloric intake. As I showed pointers to above, the ration diet was 500 calories/day/adult, and the article I provided went into some detail on the scavenged root/berry/tasty rocks and bark diet that sustained them "enough" so that only tens-of-thousands died....

I wonder, what's the longest people here on the SLF have gone without food?

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Originally Posted by Yppej

The average month being 30 days this would mean people only ate one meal every 10 days. How did they not all die of starvation?

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OMG what the hell is wrong with you?

Worst I ever experienced was a time at university when my savings ran very low. Working on Saturdays, I lived on one bowl of oatmeal mixed with water in the morning and a hot dog and bun in the evening for some time. I lost so much weight, I was called into the supervisor's office to find out what was going on. I explained my budget and how much I had to live on for the next semester. Once the truth came out just before Christmas, it was arranged that I would use a renovated closet in a girls' residence for the next semester and enjoy proper meals including breakfast and dinner after class that would cost just exactly the amount that was left in my budget. That support made such a difference in my life forever as I completed the program which enabled a good living all my working years. Compassion wins!

I have never taken food for granted since and give generously to the Salvation Army food budget each year, three times as much this past year.

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Originally Posted by razz

Worst I ever experienced was a time at university when my savings ran very low. Working on Saturdays, I lived on one bowl of oatmeal mixed with water in the morning and a hot dog and bun in the evening for some time. I lost so much weight, I was called into the supervisor's office to find out what was going on. I explained my budget and how much I had to live on for the next semester. Once the truth came out just before Christmas, it was arranged that I would use a renovated closet in a girls' residence for the next semester and enjoy proper meals including breakfast and dinner after class that would cost just exactly the amount that was left in my budget. That support made such a difference in my life forever as I completed the program which enabled a good living all my working years. Compassion wins!

I have never taken food for granted since and give generously to the Salvation Army food budget each year, three times as much this past year.

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Amazing story Razz. Thank you for sharing something so personal and painful. Like you, as early as I could afford it in my working life, I started donating to our local foodbank hoping children and young adults would never have to live what my parents lived. I cannot remotely imagine eating once/week at most. We 6 kids were fed well. Garden, milk and beef butchered from the dairy farm our sponsor set up for Dad to "make it". We ate well even though I had no idea we were poor until I was nearly 8 years old.

Like you, I take nothing for granted. Again, thank you for sharing.

I also have always helped people that have struggled because I did as a young single mom. Without my parents I would have experienced real suffering despite working full time. Thanks for sharing Gard and Razz.

My dad served in the army I. Germany during the Korean was (1951-52). Germany at that time was still incredibly hobbled from the war. I’m not surprised that much of the rest of Europe was also still struggling and would continue to do so for years.

I've lived in some awfully spartan housing including a converted garage and unfinished basement, but have never really experienced hunger. A couple of years during college I did restaurant work and got a free meal for every shift. My parents had their own hardships but were never close to some version of starvation. I've never taken food for granted.

My DIL’s family in Poland had tough times when under Russia. Her mom would stand in line all day trying to get bread or meat. The stores were mostly empty. We were there in October when they celebrated their independence. People dress up in period costumes and act out their lives back then. It’s done every year so people never forget how bad life was and how important freedom is.

I have not experienced real hunger either. Growing up in a large family, we always had food on the table - for which I was and still am extremely grateful. Looking back, I wonder how my mother did it, but she did - bless her! Add me to the list as someone who does not take food for granted and contributes as much as I can when I can.

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Originally Posted by bae

I know in my agency, we are required to punt any questions to our Public Information Officer.

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Jen Psaki spent part of one of her press conferences explaining President Biden's position in detail. Unaccompanied minors will be allowed in and attempts will be made to reunite them with relatives or guardians. All others will be processed according to national and international law. DHS head Alejandro Mayorkas has decried the startling inhumanity of the last administration, so I trust him to curtail the brutality and gross neglect that has been endemic at the border.