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I think smarter agriculture, as in the Guardian article Louis posted, reporting from Portugal, is a much more useful contribution than Diamond's adulation of the past. If the idea is that we return to a human population of a few hundred thousand then Diamond's idea might have merit. John On Fri, Jul 19, 2019 at 2:15 AM Louis Proyect via Marxism < [email protected]> wrote: > ******************** POSTING RULES & NOTES ******************** > #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. > #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. > #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. > ***************************************************************** > > Arguments for hunting and gathering are ahistorical but are worth > considering. Essentially, rice, potatoes, and wheat are of dubious value > nutritionally even though they are the staples of class society. > > > https://returntonow.net/2016/05/29/agriculture-worst-mistake-humans-ever-made/ > _________________________________________________________ > Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm > Set your options at: > https://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/johnedmundson4%40gmail.com > -- The law locks up the man or woman Who steals the goose from off the common But leaves the greater villain loose Who steals the common from the goose _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: https://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
