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Stonepounder

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19. And who do they think is going to maintain these 'floating castles'?

Sun Apr 12, 2015, 10:58 AM

Apr 2015

When earth's infrastructure crumbles, who is going to retain the scientific knowhow and the infrastructure to maintain these engineering marvels? Where will the factories be to machine the parts for their helicopters, their yachts? Where will the scientific infrastructure be to maintain the satellite network that GPS depends on? Who will maintain the radio beacons used for ship to shore radio? Who will grow the food they need (since acidification of the oceans will have wiped out most sea creatures) truck it to port and ship it out to the floating castle? And so on. When most remaining land dwelling humans are reduced to subsistence farming, where do these idiots think their wealth is going to come from, and what do they think they will be able to buy with it?

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The Media's Failure With the Biggest Story in the World [View all] RiverLover Apr 2015 OP

K&R! This post should have hundreds of recommendations! Enthusiast Apr 2015 #1

It really needs to.... daleanime Apr 2015 #16

Worthy of the time to read the whole piece. nt procon Apr 2015 #2

And another thing. Enthusiast Apr 2015 #3

They have become servants of the 0.001% n2doc Apr 2015 #5

Ultimately, the failure is OURS!!! Dustlawyer Apr 2015 #12

I'm open to specific suggestions. Enthusiast Apr 2015 #33

Sorry to butt in, but just a thought BrotherIvan Apr 2015 #41

I will agree that public financing for elections is the key issue. Enthusiast Apr 2015 #43

I'm not sure about public financing as the number one issue BrotherIvan Apr 2015 #44

There is no question in my mind that the #1 issue is Public Financing of campaigns. RiverLover Apr 2015 #52

I do think it is very important and the only way to change the system we have BrotherIvan Apr 2015 #62

Hammer meet nail! Nailed it! Dustlawyer Apr 2015 #60

You are doing good work spreading the word and hammering on this issue BrotherIvan Apr 2015 #63

Excellent post. Send me a private message next time you want to organize something. JDPriestly Apr 2015 #49

Thank you. JDPriestly Apr 2015 #48

I recently read The Weather Makers mountain grammy Apr 2015 #4

The Rich don't care. They've got Options. Media silence means no panic. Octafish Apr 2015 #6

The uber rich want capitalism without democracy fasttense Apr 2015 #9

Thank you for putting it into words so perfectly, fasttense. Octafish Apr 2015 #14

Thanks but I really can't take credit for it. fasttense Apr 2015 #39

You're what I call a 'Real Democrat.' Octafish Apr 2015 #40

+10 appalachiablue Apr 2015 #15

What this planet really needs is democracy without capitalism. K & R +1,000 PatrickforO Apr 2015 #35

I've never heard of this Carlucci dude before. Wow. RiverLover Apr 2015 #11

BFEE Frank worked the Congo for Allen Dulles until Lumumba died, coincidentally... Octafish Apr 2015 #26

And who do they think is going to maintain these 'floating castles'? Stonepounder Apr 2015 #19

Right beneath your post, Stonepounder. You and I had essentially the same response to that tblue37 Apr 2015 #25

GMTA tblue37 n/t Stonepounder Apr 2015 #36

+1. nt tblue37 Apr 2015 #38

+1 Pooka Fey Apr 2015 #58

When 96% of the marine species go extinct because ocean acidification is on par with tblue37 Apr 2015 #22

Because their money shields them from consequences BrotherIvan Apr 2015 #42

Ship of Fools pscot Apr 2015 #24

K&R abelenkpe Apr 2015 #7

I'm going to get a bumper sticker similar to the "Bee" one. BlueJazz Apr 2015 #8

who owns the media beachbum bob Apr 2015 #10

K&R!!! 2naSalit Apr 2015 #13

Kick n Rec n/t Earth Bound Misfit Apr 2015 #17

Bbbut the earth has been cooling for 16 years nxylas Apr 2015 #18

Everytime I read about the potential candidates SCVDem Apr 2015 #20

Killing Drought in California, Brazil, Australia... Octafish Apr 2015 #27

Mad Max here we come SCVDem Apr 2015 #28

+1 on that bit ... Nihil Apr 2015 #64

The media, at least here has been a big failure for sometime still_one Apr 2015 #21

Biggest story since the Plague pscot Apr 2015 #23

What media? IHateTheGOP Apr 2015 #29

Titanic II father founding Apr 2015 #30

I just read the whole piece. PatrickforO Apr 2015 #31

Merchants Of Doubt - Source Of Climate Change Denial cantbeserious Apr 2015 #32

Seriously cantbeserious, thank you for posting this! Fascinating how in 10 years, TEN years, RiverLover Apr 2015 #37

You Are Welcome - Please Share Broadly cantbeserious Apr 2015 #46

K&R! Thanks for posting! hue Apr 2015 #34

An asteroid wouldn't be inconvenient. Climate change requires that WE change our behavior. Gregorian Apr 2015 #45

b-b-bbbbbbbut there is no global warming redruddyred Apr 2015 #47

If a killer asteroid were headed toward Earth, and the Koch brothers made money off denying it, tclambert Apr 2015 #50

K & R Thespian2 Apr 2015 #51

K&R marym625 Apr 2015 #53

Discussion of climate change upsets rich people because it implies that their unrestrained whereisjustice Apr 2015 #54

K and R. We are owned and screwn. LuckyLib Apr 2015 #55

Excellent post. rainmaker21 Apr 2015 #56

They will live like kings until the Apocalypse comes. Major Hogwash Apr 2015 #57

No "top down" solution from those who are responsable - only distraction and death Pooka Fey Apr 2015 #59

K&R. Very disturbing to me too. Shows how strong corporate control of our media is. Overseas Apr 2015 #61

That is a bit optimistic ... Nihil Apr 2015 #65