# The Republican Party is the Party of Evil

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**Created:** [March 4, 2021, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187 "2021-03-04T17:43:17Z")\
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You’re talking about Carver. Yes, he was a major figure in the development of crop rotation.

But crop rotation isn’t the key factor in modern agriculture. It was the invention of artificial fertilizer that’s led to modern crop yields and the ability to keep using the same land year after year.

Which means our ability to feed eight billion people is dependent on our finite supply of fossil fuel. But that’s a whole different ticking time bomb.

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