On: There are not enough BTUs

[tenpies]

This is not specific to Mao. Even in democracies, the people often vote against their own interests or often compromise on fundamentally important issues for the sake of luxury beliefs or in-group approval.

[chii → tenpies]

> the people often vote against their own interests

the people who died under mao aren't the ones who voted for the policies that lead to them dying.