tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post3380920359451609272..comments2024-02-10T18:19:36.406-08:00Comments on Newspaper Rock: Diamond blames the victimRobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-33432630025034819942007-12-25T22:27:00.000-08:002007-12-25T22:27:00.000-08:00Writerfella here -- It also might seem that "D...Writerfella here --<BR/> It also might seem that "Dr." Diamond ignores the factor of environmental change and instead assumes that conditions more or less have remained constant, especially in Europe. The Little Ice Age and The Year Without A Summer, plus the subsequent societal disruptions there prove that such a thesis is mistaken. Both civilization and industrialization also have proven to be no guarantees of societal success and in fact seem instead to be leading to the very kind of collapse that EuroMan's "standards for success" ostensibly have helped him to avoid. Diamond not only is myopic, he cannot see the ground around him because his nose is lifted so high in the air... <BR/>All Best<BR/>Russ Bates<BR/>'writerfella'writerfellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00111681906238053379noreply@blogger.com