Josh writes: Ruth Dixon’s excellent book review of “Why are we waiting?” by Nicholas Stern is well worth reading. You can download a pdf version here.
As the cartoon notes, the question ‘Why are we waiting?’ has already been answered by David Cameron, UK Prime Minister, who famously announced that he wanted to get rid of all the Green Cr•p.
Today we read that Naomi Klein disagrees with Stern – Naomi thinks the only solution is a ‘public uprising’ to end capitalism.
Something they might like to sort out before Paris, eh.
Naomi perhaps hasn’t considered the possibility that some parts of ‘the public’ might just rise back.
Devious David ?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/11840558/AEP-Lucky-Britain-to-win-21st-century-jackpot-from-carbon-capture.html
Klein has confirmed for me that this is all an attempt to create chaos and then pop up to lead us out of the mess, for a price.
Naomi Klein, the Guardian –
That’s what Karl Kraus called ‘Revolver Journalismus’ –
his Revolver on Your sleeve says ‘You print mine* other You die.’
Hans
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* You print what I want other no more advertising.
Naomi Kleins Revolver on The Guardians sleeve says ‘You print me other You die.’
full stop.
Thanks, Josh,
Ruth Dixon’s excellent book review of “Why are we waiting?” by Nicholas Stern is well worth reading, yes.
“Naomi thinks the only solution is a ‘public uprising’ to end capitalism.”
It is important to remember that capitalism is not an economic system It is simply what happens when free people make free choices. No one has to do anything to put it in place. It happens naturally.
Socialism, by contrast, must be installed by threat of force. It cannot and does not happen unless forced.
Capitalism, where human worth is determined by how much money one earns.