LL-L "History" 2011.01.03 (01) [EN]

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From: Paul Finlow-Bates <wolf_thunder51 at yahoo.co.uk>

Subject: LL-L "History" 2011.01.02 (05) [EN]



Interesting, but an awful lot of assumptions, many of them contradictory:

"They (the IE) had a chief, and did what they were told.."

"They put much more importance in the value of the individual..."

Which is it? autocratic heirarchical societies tend to put *less* importance
in individuals. And anyway, how can they possibly know that?



As for the Peace and Light communal hippies that the IE supposedly replaced
- "They only grew what they needed..."

Really? who, until the 20th Century grew more than they needed? most were
lucky to get even as much as they needed.



They seem to pile speculation on top of speculation with little evidence.



Paul



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