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Is Greenspan now trying to sink the dollar? | 54 comments (54 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: You know of a token that can have value ... (none / 1)

Civilization did indeed begin with cities (that is a tatutology), but the big men came later. These were parasites that lived off the new wealth created by the city, and most likely came from ouside, i.e. the horse cultures.
This is important because we are still living under their regime. A regime, however, that is neither comcommitant with, or necessary to, civilization.

by bil on Thu Feb 28th, 2008 at 10:39:34 AM EST
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Re: You know of a token that can have value ... (none / 1)

Not sure about that. Indeed, the differentiation between "villages" and "cities" is often considered as the presence of marks of a hiearchised society with people filling different functions, as this shows the presence of a surplus from agriculture allowing task specialisation. Writing, one of the hallmarks of a beginning civilisation, is often created and used by the elite.

Auferre, trucidare, rapere, falsis nominibus imperium; atque, ubi solitudinem faciunt, pacem appellant.

by linca (antonin POINT lucas AROBASE gmail.com) on Thu Feb 28th, 2008 at 12:25:56 PM EST
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