WELL fuck me sideways, who'da thunk THAT???
No kidding, it adds just another dimension to the gross inhuman depravity of the world ordereds. I have wondered about this before, sort of abstractedly, but yes, most of the us's wars in the last century were in particularly primitive regions, against villagers ... literally. Hunter gatherer types who survived by a very slim margin on the land they lived on. It continues through africa, where small, unheard of villages are deemed valuable for some silly reason, and the population and surrounds decamated.
From the organisation that released this press study, i notice that 3 world biological hotspots are in South Africa. Anyone else have the premonition shudder?
http://www.conservation.org/newsroom/pressreleases/Pages/study_wars_occur_biodiversity_hotspots.aspx
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That's very interesting.
So I'm thinking: why are they hotspots?
Could it be because they haven't been totally decimated by this culture yet? That would explain why they're home to the 'poorest' humans.
So, Civ wants to get its filthy hands on these places - because they've still got a lot of 'resources' Civ hasn't used up yet, and the population is not going to be able to stand against Civ.
Hmm...makes sense. I also want to go throw up, now.
Love,
Terri in Joburg
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