RT Sama Hoole (@SamaHoole)675 AD, Japan. Emperor Tenmu bans meat consumption. Not for health. Not for religion initially. For control.The ban lasts 1,200 years. Twelve centuries of restricted animal protein in a nation that had been eating wild boar, deer, and waterfowl for millennia.The official justification evolved: Buddhism prohibits killing. Meat is impure. Consumption of four-legged animals offends the gods.The real reason was simpler: protein access creates independence. Hunting requires no landlord. ...