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Old 11th December 2012, 08:32 PM   #131
mike3
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I think the war that most cemented the character and nature of the human world would have to be the (theorized) hunting to extinction of neanderthals by cro-magnons. Our visceral hatred of the natural world, of anything that reminds us of our animal roots, our fear of strangers, and our insanely racist idea of manifest destiny all spring from our victory over neanderthals.
What would a world without "manifest destiny" look like? What would we not be doing?
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