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From: Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com>
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Subject: Re: The joy of actual numbers, was Democracy
Date: Sun, 3 Nov 2024 12:49:44 -0700
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D <nospam@example.net> wrote:
> 
> 
> On Wed, 30 Oct 2024, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
> 
>> On 29/10/2024 20:43, D wrote:
>>> The people predicting crashes and famines have been wrong every time
>> 
>> Indeed. That's why the Mayan Empire, the Aztec Empire, The Roman Empire, the 
>> Mongol Empire, and the Islamic caliphate, along with the Ming dynasty are 
>> still with us  and the Bronze Age collapse simply never happened.
> 
> Oh but they are. Today they are called mexicans, italians, greek, 
> arabians etc. and from a material and quality of life point of view, 
> they've never had it better.

Sure, now, but for a while it must have been hell.

> 
>> Those that fail to learn the lessons of history are doomed to repeat it.
> 
> This seems to be the truth.
> 



-- 
Pete