Douglas Hinds wrote sometime ago that we are biological critters and need to
keep that in mind as we think about sustainable agriculture and culture
generally.
That rang a bell with me; one of my reference phrases is that all human
beings are large and potentially dangerous primates. A recent account of
life among chimpanzees, our nearest relatives, offered up the statistic that
30% of adult male chimpanzees die violently at the hands of their fellow
male chimps, which latter operate in murderous gangs.
Hopefully sustainable culture is about finding a way for we human primates
to live together in peace and harmony, co-operatively and without violence.
Arguably, the get-big-or-get-out mentality in agriculture, part of the 'race
to the swift and devil take the hindmost' view of extreme competition, is
part of a larger picture of over-urbanization, dislocation of the rural
population and sociological chaos that feeds urban violence and violence
generally throughout society.
I have heard the argument that agricultural land needs more eyes to the acre
to be properly cared for; perhaps the flip side is true as well and people
need land to care for to be fully at peace. If that is true, the current
policies of rural depopulation militate against a sustainable future.
Those are some of my thoughts triggered by the "Gay man lynched in Laramie"
post...hopefully they are 'on topic'...
Frank Teuton
You wrote:
>This is a site for sustainable agricultural discussion.
>
>Let us please limit our discussion to the appropriate topics.
>
>Sincerely,
>
>Michael J. Rankin
>> gay man lynched in Laramie
>> fair trade and the farm crisis
>> Re: gay man lynched in Laramie
>> Re: gay man lynched in Laramie
>> Re: excess supply hogs
>> Re: gay man lynched in Laramie
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