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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-11-11 12:12 PM Original message |
Another reason why I think Capitalism is doomed |
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Denninmi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-11-11 12:20 PM Response to Original message |
1. Great post. |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-11-11 12:33 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. Thanks. How did the recs go down so fast? |
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Karenina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-11-11 12:51 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. I registered a +1 |
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Denninmi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-11-11 01:29 PM Response to Reply #5 |
23. Spys or "bots" |
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Ishoutandscream2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-11-11 02:32 PM Response to Reply #1 |
30. Agreed. Excellent post. |
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TBF (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-11-11 12:21 PM Response to Original message |
2. We can argue about how we replace it - but we gotta get rid of it one way or another. |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-11-11 12:23 PM Response to Original message |
3. Anyone who belives infinite exponential growth is both necessary and good... |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-11-11 12:24 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. LOL |
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ProfessorGAC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-11-11 01:03 PM Response to Reply #3 |
10. Unnecessary Shot |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-11-11 12:52 PM Response to Original message |
7. None of what you talk about is unique to capitalism. It's a generalized doomsday thing. |
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white_wolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-11-11 12:54 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. It is unique to capitalism. |
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ProfessorGAC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-11-11 01:04 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. Same With Socialism |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-11-11 01:06 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. Population Growth can be controlled easier in Socialism than in Capitalism |
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ProfessorGAC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-11-11 01:13 PM Response to Reply #13 |
16. If You Say So |
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Nye Bevan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-11-11 04:50 PM Response to Reply #13 |
36. "Population Growth can be controlled"? That's pretty chilling. |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-11-11 05:05 PM Response to Reply #36 |
37. Relax. Tax the hell out of parents with more than 2 kids. |
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EdMaven (290 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-11-11 01:16 PM Response to Reply #11 |
18. capitalism requires growth *regardless* of population increase. Profits must grow, period. |
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ProfessorGAC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-11-11 01:35 PM Response to Reply #18 |
24. That's Just Incorrect |
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EdMaven (290 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-11-11 02:15 PM Response to Reply #24 |
28. I have no idea what you mean by "stasis" or "work" but history contains examples of plenty of |
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ProfessorGAC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-11-11 04:06 PM Response to Reply #28 |
32. It's Not Maslow |
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EdMaven (290 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-11-11 04:32 PM Response to Reply #32 |
33. Gee, I thought you were talking about Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of needs. |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-11-11 01:07 PM Response to Reply #8 |
14. That is overpopulation and die off theory. |
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EdMaven (290 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-11-11 01:17 PM Response to Reply #14 |
20. no it's not. yes, it does. |
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banned from Kos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-11-11 12:58 PM Response to Original message |
9. As a capitalist myself I recognize what you say is mostly true |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-11-11 01:05 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. "Socialism only increases the depletion of resource" - Not sure your logic there |
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randome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-11-11 01:15 PM Response to Reply #12 |
17. In a centrally planned economy... |
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banned from Kos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-11-11 01:17 PM Response to Reply #12 |
19. my premise is that capitalism allocates on ability to pay |
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ProfessorGAC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-11-11 01:40 PM Response to Reply #19 |
25. And, What About Maslowe? |
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laundry_queen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-11-11 02:31 PM Response to Reply #25 |
29. I'm wondering |
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ProfessorGAC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-11-11 04:02 PM Response to Reply #29 |
31. It Predicts Nothing |
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EdMaven (290 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-11-11 04:39 PM Response to Reply #31 |
35. It doesn't state they need or pursue more "things" at all. The opposite in fact. |
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EdMaven (290 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-11-11 04:36 PM Response to Reply #29 |
34. It's Maslow. The poster insists on using his own spelling. Hate to see others carry it on. |
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hifiguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-11-11 01:11 PM Response to Original message |
15. Indeed. Earth is a closed system |
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BadgerKid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-11-11 01:23 PM Response to Reply #15 |
21. Earth is open w.r.t. energy thanks to the sun. n/t |
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NickB79 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-11-11 01:26 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. But we need finite resources here on Earth to utilize that sunlight |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-11-11 01:42 PM Response to Reply #22 |
26. We also need petroleum for fertilizer |
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The2ndWheel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-11-11 01:50 PM Response to Original message |
27. Civilization is grow or die |
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