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Environmental groups urged the authorities to leave the bodies and respect the three-mile exclusion zone thrown around the island. What? Are they an animal group to be preserved? They would rather leave them as savages? However, the experience of the Jarawa since their emergence - sexual exploitation, alcoholism and a measles epidemic - has encouraged efforts to protect the Sentinelese from a similar fate. Oh right - don't bring them into the modern world they might... live longer... have better lives...
14 posted on 02/07/2006 6:13:40 PM PST by Pikachu_Dad
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They seem to be expressing a desire to be left alone, one which I would respect.


16 posted on 02/07/2006 6:26:08 PM PST by D.P.Roberts
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Oh right - don't bring them into the modern world they might... live longer... have better lives...

If they remain isolated with only 50 to 200 individuals, inbreeding will cause them to begin to die out in about 5 generations.

Inherited genetic diseases and infertility will become more prominent live births will become less frequent.

22 posted on 02/07/2006 6:32:38 PM PST by Pontiac (Ignorance of the law is no excuse, ignorance of your rights can be fatal.)
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These tribes actually do fare poorly when they start having contact with the modern world...the various disasters that befall them aren't made up.


24 posted on 02/07/2006 6:33:56 PM PST by Strategerist
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Cilivisation is the LAST thing they need.


35 posted on 02/07/2006 7:10:19 PM PST by cyborg (I just love that man.)
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re :Oh right - don't bring them into the modern world they might... live longer... have better lives...

Then again they could end up having worse lives, if they want to be left alone leave them alone

71 posted on 02/08/2006 12:38:40 AM PST by tonycavanagh
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