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Re:Pre-industrial workers had a shorter workweek than today'... by lindseymysse on Saturday October 30, 2021 @06:42PM (#29052873)
Well, we just watched the greatest military in the world™ scuttle out of Afghanistan with its tail between its legs, so we know that a primarily agrarian society CAN resist a militaristic society as long as its prepared.

Pre-Colonial American societies were decimated by the biological warfare of the Europeans first. Now America turns its taste for biological warfare on itself. But, anyway, I digress.

Re:Pre-industrial workers had a shorter workweek than today'... by Chris2048 on Saturday October 30, 2021 @11:43PM (#29054273)
> so we know that a primarily agrarian society CAN resist a militaristic society

America did not invade, or go to war with Afghanistan - it was attempting to liberate it, not annihilate it.

Re:Pre-industrial workers had a shorter workweek than today'... by TaylorAlexander on Sunday October 31, 2021 @02:48AM (#29054992)
America absolutely invaded Afghanistan. I don't see the point of this line of questions but if you want a better example see Vietnam.
Re:Pre-industrial workers had a shorter workweek than today'... by Chris2048 on Sunday October 31, 2021 @02:34PM (#29059174)
I think you're ignoring the context of my comment.

The USA entered alright, but the common meaning of invade is

> (of an armed force) enter (a country or region) so as to subjugate or occupy it.

and subjugate in turn:

> bring under domination or control, especially by conquest.

American did not intend to annihilate Afghans, nor the Vietnamese.

> I don't see the point of this line of questions

That the resistance you describe depends on the behaviour of the aggressor. Could the Japanese resist the atomic bomb? Could German Jews peacefully/non-violently resist the Nazi regime?

Re:Pre-industrial workers had a shorter workweek than today'... by malthuswaswrong on Sunday October 31, 2021 @02:56AM (#29055032)
False. We learned that an agrarian society can resist democracy and nation building. They were incapable of withstanding military destruction. They didn't even last 90 days.

In fact they've already destroyed the military infrastructure we left them. "Soldiers" are literally parting out $20 million helicopters for $10,000 in scrap metal.

Re:Pre-industrial workers had a shorter workweek than today'... by lindseymysse on Sunday October 31, 2021 @01:52PM (#29058826)
They didn't really resist, because they knew what the long game was. The people who planned the war didn't.

We should have bombed them for 90 days and declared victory and went home -- it would have been symbolic and pointless, but a lot cheaper in treasure and blood.

Re:Pre-industrial workers had a shorter workweek than today'... by WalterBright on Sunday October 31, 2021 @02:45AM (#29054982)
> Pre-Colonial American societies were decimated by the biological warfare of the Europeans first.

Pizzaro defeated the Incas before the diseases did.