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[–] Feddinat0r@feddit.org 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] PugJesus@piefed.social 28 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

They may not have been rationed (ie one could buy them as long as they had the money and the patience). This only shows rationed items.

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world -2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Title needs to be edited then.

[–] PugJesus@piefed.social 19 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It's a recurring problem with ration images - I had this song-and-dance with the British WW2 ration pic too. But I don't know how to express it concisely for more people to understand if they don't already understand that most rationing systems do not ration everything.

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 18 points 1 week ago (2 children)

"Items affected by rationing, Poland 1980s. (Monthly)"

[–] PugJesus@piefed.social 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago
[–] Sergio@piefed.social 3 points 1 week ago

This guy3 rations. (or at least talks about it well!)