Sometimes the deadliest events in human history are ones that were not meant to be tragic. Sometimes plans laid out with good - or at least, neutral - intentions cost the lives of hundreds, thousands, or even millions of people. Perhaps no single event in modern history illustrates this phenomenon better than the "Great Leap Forward," a set of policies enacted in 1950s China that resulted in a famine of almost unfathomable proportions. Join us on this episode of "No One is Competent" as we discuss the arrogance, paranoia, cruelty, and incompetence that lead to this disaster.