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Collections: The Fremen Mirage, Part I: War at the Dawn of Civilization

Bret Devereaux · 17 Jan 2020 · acoup.blog ↗

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  1. Our reading

    States were born in the richest and easiest country, not in hard marginal land.

    Their wordsRather than hard, difficult country being the breeding ground for the state, it is in fact the richest, softest areas that were (for those who have been to Mesopotamia and are wondering why it doesn’t seem quite so rich and soft anymore, the word you want to look up is salinization).
    Interesting

  2. Our reading

    Hard peoples from harsh places are not better at war: at the dawn of civilisation it was the softest and richest societies that won most often.

    Their wordsAnd it is quite clear from that evidence, that at the dawn of civilization, it was the least Fremen societies who tended to win the most.
    Interesting