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Let Forest Fires Burn

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Re: Let Forest Fires Burn

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> We're talking about a system engineered from the ground up to produce quasi-feudalism Funny, that's what socialism ends up producing, with the nomenklatura in charge. > that fails to address even the most basic needs of the majority Again, this is what socialism results in. > and has a built in auto-destruct due to it's reliance on unlimited continuous growth despite relying on finite non-renewable resources. This…

> This is factually incorrect. Economic growth can come from reducing use of resources. Yeah, it really isn't. At best you can produce a handful of outliers that support this point. Meanwhile there's the rest of the economy. I'm guessing you won't enjoy a review of the growth of shipping and logistics internationally if you're trying to sell someone on this bit of mythology. Also, piss on your whataboutism, it fails…

You have no idea what you're talking about, and are ignoring most of the 20th Century.

Re: Let Forest Fires Burn

#112
post #111

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> This is factually incorrect. Economic growth can come from reducing use of resources. Yeah, it really isn't. At best you can produce a handful of outliers that support this point. Meanwhile there's the rest of the economy. I'm guessing you won't enjoy a review of the growth of shipping and logistics internationally if you're trying to sell someone on this bit of mythology. Also, piss on your whataboutism, it fails…

You have no idea what you're talking about, and are ignoring most of the 20th Century.

You have no idea what I do or don't know and you're hinging the entirety of your argument on an appeal to antiquity. Would you care to actually address any of the criticisms offered up to this point or are we done here?
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