NTBKtrader wrote:...In the battle of Athens vs Sparta..who won?
zensui wrote:What's your point?
zensui wrote:ok, but there's a difference between killing for resources and killing to save your own life. I was talking of the former.
Alcassin wrote:Where do you find them?
Shannymara wrote:zensui, as long as this dominator culture exists, it will eat all other cultures. It's not sustainable because it depends on infinite growth, so eventually (soon, IMO) it will cease to exist. Then, if there are humans remaining on this planet, there will be an opportunity for better cultures to flourish.
See "Guns, Germs and Steel" by Diamond for many examples. There's a guy in the recently released film "What a Way to Go" who explains it rather concisely, too.
Jack wrote:I have an idea. Get Venezuela to demilitarize - think of it as a test case. Then let's see what happens.
Well, expect criticism regarding who you are, people here pick apart everything and everyone. But if you are sincere, if you can read, if you can listen and if you can ask specific questions; then you can be sure people will answer all of your questions.RichardBlank wrote:I have been approached by several energy campaigns and I needed to learn more.
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