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Entry: Saying "No" to Tenured Fascists Link: http://www.takimag.com/blogs/article/saying_no_to_tenured_fascists#18054 Post contents: I'm dubious about the findings of social Darwinist Steven Pinker. Is there any evidence whatsoever that in the 19th or 18th century, such a high percentage of the human population was massacred by the State as in the 20th? I'd like to see those figures. Perhaps during the 30 Years' War, or during Mongol invasions... but those are not quite the point I was making. It is natural (albeit appalling) that civilians are killed in war. What makes the 20th century particularly horrifying is the number of people MURDERED by their OWN GOVERNMENTS, in pursuit of ideological goals. That is unique to the 20th century, and I hope it will not characterize the 21st. As to the question of DDT, I plead ignorance. I do think it was prudent to ban it in the U.S, and do NOT endorse the opinion that it is legitimate to destroy the ecosystem created by God simply in order to maximize human population at a given moment--even if it poisons or denudes the earth which is meant to house our descendants. Sent at: 2008 07 06