Respect for nature? From the article much of what is now rain forest was at one time cultivated land. I love how the self haters believe everything good they hear about the native Americans and apply that to every group that was here, but ignore anything uncivilized. The aztec and the Incas had a ruling class that ruled ruthlessly. Loath western civilization all you want but do it on parchment with a quill pen because without western civilization you wouldn't be using the computer you read this article from. Hypocrite.