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I'm reminded of a story Diamond(?) tells of two Polynesian(?) strangers meeting in the road. They start talking about common family or friends they might have.
by prodigal_erik 17y ago
I'm reminded of a story Diamond(?) tells of two Polynesian(?) strangers meeting in the road. They start talking about common family or friends they might have. They are looking for an excuse not to kill each other.
- randallsquared 17y agoI found Diamond's _Guns, Germs, and Steel_ very informative, but in light of this year's lawsuit ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jared_Diamond#Controversy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jared_Diamond#Controversy ), I'm not sure how much of it was just made up.
- asdlfj2sd33 17y agoDiamond is far from the only one to write about tribal killings in Papua New Guinea. That doesn't mean he didn't make it up, but if he did make something up it probably wouldn't be something easily proven wrong.