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Peasants are a vanishing breed

January 16, 2016January 16, 2016 diffwavelengthLeave a comment

In the last 50 years or so, agriculture’s share of the labor force in developing countries has shrunk from 76 per cent to 37 per cent. This is where the USA was in 1900 and France in 1940. It varies a lot from one country to then next. China has gone from 83 to 37… Continue reading Peasants are a vanishing breed

Middle East

Let’s not get too excited about Islam

January 11, 2016 diffwavelength1 Comment

There seems to be a lot of young Arab men in Europe who need to be induced to join an army to fight Daesh. Once some sort of ceasefire is organized in Syria, such an army should be part of the picture. Recruitment can start now. Many already have military training, so they can train… Continue reading Let’s not get too excited about Islam

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Month: January 2016

Peasants are a vanishing breed

Let’s not get too excited about Islam