] "This ideological view of our past has been radically ] overturned in recent decades, through the work of ] academics like Richard Lee and Marshall Sahlins. A nearly ] complete reversal in anthropological orthodoxy has come ] about, with important implications. Now we can see that ] life before domestication/agriculture was in fact largely ] one of leisure, intimacy with nature, sensual wisdom, ] sexual equality, and health. This was our human nature, ] for a couple of million years, prior to enslavement by ] priests, kings, and bosses. " Earth Spirit - John Zerzan: Future Primitive |