Roger_Baby Posted February 27, 2008 Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 Is global cooling the next mantra of doom? http://www.dailytech.com/Temperature+Monitors+Report+Worldwide+Global+Cooling/article10866.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Central Scrutinizer Posted February 27, 2008 Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 Depends. Maybe it is time to invest in Arctic and Antarctic property? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzzz Posted February 27, 2008 Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 There seem to be two schools of thought: global warming & global cooling -- I don't know which to believe Maybe they will cancel each other out and nothing will happen... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khun_khon_neua Posted February 27, 2008 Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 Seems to me the latest fad is to just call it as "Climate Change". Now that is new one, the weather changes.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fidel Posted February 27, 2008 Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 Just another crock of bullshit to keep us scared/helpless and justify even greater attempts to control us. Wait for the bloody "climate change tax". One thing IS for sure. The paradigm of conspicuous mass consumption, for the sake of consumption alone, which is the bedrock of Capitalism, is leading to unnecessary depletion and wastage of resources as well as terrible pollution. Let's see them attack Capitalism... oh wait, Capitalism is the system that keeps them rich. Bastards! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck6660 Posted February 27, 2008 Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 Fidel, Apparently you believe "Capitaliasm" and the US are the root of all evil. If this is so, then what system would you recommend for trade? Which nation and/or political system do you believe best serves mankind? Now that your namesake in the island paradise of Cuba has stepped down, is there a world leader who you would line-up behind...perhaps Putin, Ahmadinejad or GWB? I am interested as to what you deem the "right" system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mekong Posted February 27, 2008 Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 Maybe Fidel will change his board name to Kim Jong-il. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted February 27, 2008 Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 << If this is so, then what system would you recommend for trade? >> Barter? Cowry shells? Wampum? Big round stones with holes in them? << Now that your namesake in the island paradise of Cuba has stepped down, is there a world leader who you would line-up behind >> Samak! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fidel Posted February 27, 2008 Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 Chuck, I happen to believe that a system based on ever-increasing production and ever-increasing consumption can only lead to disaster. In case you haven't noticed, human beings have been reduced to the status of "consumer" under this system, we've been dehumanised. All day, every day we are bombarded with messages telling us we need to buy crap we don't need. Since the 1930s, Freud's theories about man's subconscious desires have been used to manipulate us, to make us feel inadequate if we do not possess certain things. Human relationships are steadily being reduced to the level of financial transactions, (from prostitutes to psychoanalysts). Atomization and alienation are leading to increased mental illness and social malaise.. It would take me a long time to set forth an alternative, and I'm no expert on the subject. But Chuck, answer me this. do you believe THERE IS NO ALTERNATIVE to the current system? If so... you are seriously lacking in imagination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fidel Posted February 27, 2008 Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 And in response to your comment about my antipathy towards the US. Well, the bulk of the world's financial wealth is concentrated in and controlled by the US. The US also established the Bretton Woods institutions (World Bank, WTO etc) and has a disproportionate say in their policies. As such, the United States is the driving force behind the Capitalist system. I also dislike the US habit of slaughtering millions of people in the pursuit of profit. It really is bad manners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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