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by Y_Y 1776 days ago
> Nongqawuse was the Xhosa prophet whose prophecies led to a millenarian movement that culminated in the Xhosa cattle-killing movement and famine of 1856-7, in what is now Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Cool story. I don't see the parallel here though. Is anyone seriously suggesting that we destroy our civilisation to save the environment?