05-08-2020, 07:24 PM
(05-08-2020, 05:02 PM)John J. Xenakis Wrote: But there is one very important thing that war accomplishes: It kills
off enough people so that there will be enough food for everyone else.
In fact, this is why genocidal wars are necessary. The food supply
grows exponentially with new technology, but the population grows
exponentially faster than the food supply. So within a few decades, a
society will run out of food, and people have to start a genocidal war
to have enough to eat.
But for years, every time I mentioned this, someone would point out
that not that many people were killed in World War II, and I never had
a good answer for that. But Lowe's comment shows that there can be a
lot more people killed after the war than during the war. This would
resolve the conundrum.
Interesting point. In Asia, where food limitations were worse, if you include the Chinese civil war, WWII lasted from 1937-1949. Of course, the deaths continued into the 1950s recovery era with the "Great Leap Forward".
Quote:But it's also true that the genocidal crisis war -- and its aftermath
-- are very useful in killing off enough people, so that everyone else
has enough to eat. Think of genocidal war as an act of kindness.
So if Covid-19 were to kill off enough people, it could replace a Crisis war?
