Guns, Germs and Steel 13/18

Episode 3-----The final episode, "Into the Tropics," examines the development and colonization of Africa by South Africans and Europeans, and explains why geography is still a factor in forming the divide between those with money and resources and those without.

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[TheStickdee]

hahaha old mate wouldn't let him touch that rock

[Teleportmeinthe60s]

ok this is really funny. everyone makes comment about this video, and by there level of stupidity, i assume you haven't watched the other ones. You cant see the whole picture, this guy is a genius.

[deggadegga]

the SA farmer wont let diamond touch the stone

[jjrglobal]

@LapoSettepanze

Yeah I realize what his argument is, its just that his argument is such nonsense, I dont see how anyone could believe it. Europe certainly isnt the only place on earth where these conditions exist, and it certainly isnt all down to the things he mentions. Credit should be given to the people themselves, they were able to outthink the rest of the world, thats what its all down to. Those conditions existed in many many areas of the world, yet only Europe succeeded.

[LapoSettepanze]

@jjrglobal he argues that it's all down to the presence of ideal climate, highly nourishing, easily storable crops and animals that would reproduce within max 2 years after their birth, that could be tamed, milked, skinned and eaten for their meat (goats, cows, sheeps, which coincidentally originate from the middle east). All these key components were found in the fertile crescent and then spread to Europe. South Africa lacked crops and cattle. had to be imported

[LapoSettepanze]

@mst3k4evur well, we haven't reached any terminal point of human evolution yet so the conquest of the world by India and China can still be behind the corner according to his theory. and it's exactly what's happening. China will have conquered the world in max 20 years, it already holds the power to grind US economy to a halt.

[josecitomadera]

@shakeeldawud Excellent point, I could NOT have stated it better myself.

[jjrglobal]

@shakeeldawud

then why were the Europeans able to conquer?

[shakeeldawud]

@jjrglobal You are a racist bastard. If you watched the entire 18 part video you would understand that the theory was that the places along the same lines of latitude were more condusive to the conditions for advancment.

[mst3k4evur]

@jjrglobal

I had the same idea. If his theory is correct then China and India should have conquered the planet, not Europe. They had the Geography, agriculture and civilization and heavily outnumbered European civilization.