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Apparently deluded author Jared Diamond sells stone dead notion of progress in book about tribal peoples

February 3, 2013February 4, 2013tomLeave a Comment

An interesting article on apparently deluded author Jared Diamond suggesting progress is an element intrinsic to human societies and that “tribal warfare tends to be chronic, because there are not strong central governments that can enforce peace” has been published in The Guardian. Sounds fascist to me and plays right into the hands of absolutist […]

Andaman minority turned into tourist circus for rich Indians! Again.

January 11, 2012January 11, 2012tomLeave a Comment

British newspaper The Guardian reports that the Jarawa, a tribe of Andaman Islanders who number just a few hundred, have been coerced by Indian police to dance naked for tourist ‘safaris’. Unfortunately, this has been going on for many, many years. When I visited the Andamans in 1997 and 2000, Indian VIPs, speak politicians and […]