Daniel Goldhagen says that in some cases deaths from famine should not be distinguished from mass murder: "Whenever governments have not alleviated famine conditions, political leaders decided not to say no to mass death – in other words, they said yes".
” Daniel Goldhagen指出在一些情况下，源於饥荒的死亡不应该区别于大屠杀：“当政府没有缓解饥荒，政治领导人决定对大规模死亡‘並不說不’——也就是说，他们说了‘是’”。