Date: Tue, 02 Feb 1999 19:08:18 -0800
From: Jonathan Kratter <jonathan-AT-kratter.com>
Subject: re: baby food


One wouldn't necessarily need to recreate the hunter-gatherer mode of
living: there's nothing that says all tribes must be hunter gatherers.
However, if there were some way to "get rid of" 9/10 of the population of
this planet, it would be better for all involved.  The thing is, no one
seems to have a good way to do it...

	-- Jonathan

At 03:14 PM 2/2/99 EST, Brian J. Callahan wrote:
>Jonathan writes:
>>Before I'm accused of cruelty, though, I would ask you to find me evidence
>>of a true "primitive" tribe that actually beat its children on a daily
>>basis.  I don't think one exists, because the personality type that beats
>>children doesn't occur in a tribe where every member is concerned for the
>>welfare of every other member.  While certainly "cruel" practices exist in
>>"primitive" tribes, I think that one will find that our society is far
>>crueller to its members on a far more regular basis than any tribe ever was.
>
>I'd bet, in general, hunter gatherer societies had much less child abuse, 
>based on the limited observations modern anthropology has made.  But, and 
>maybe I missed your answer to this question earlier, are you suggesting we 
>call of 4 billion people or so, so that the remainder can live as hunter-
>gatherers?  If so, that seems more oppressive (of those 4 billion, anyway) 
>than almost political system I've seen described.  If not, how could you 
>recreate the hunter-gatherer mode?
>
>





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