Capitalism is like candy and the rich like spoiled kids. They just want
more and more candy. Hence they get fat and cranky and want their way
all the time. What we need to do is take away their candy from them and
let them dry out. Otherwise they become a complete drag on society.
Free enterprise is not a bad idea about capitalism run amok is very
dangerous. Sometimes you just have to shut things down and spank the
miscreants.
On 11/08/2014 04:46 PM, Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
wrote:
Wayback, I've read Klein online and found her to be a compelling
writer. But when I think about my Dad and stepMom, staunch
Republicans, I bet they never even heard of Silent Spring or Rachel
Carson. Even though my Dad's a nature lover. Mostly what they know is
being small and successful business owners. They're gonna choose
capitalism over climate every time. My guess is most Republicans will
simply label Klein a liberal and not pay much attention to what she
has to report.
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*From:* "waybac...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]"
<FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com>
*To:* FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
*Sent:* Saturday, November 8, 2014 5:27 PM
*Subject:* [FairfieldLife] Re: More American Stupidity
An important new book just came out about capitalism and climate
change: This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate, by Naomi
Klein. But the converted, anti SUV folks are probably the only ones
who will read it. The review in today's NY Times called it the most
important environmental book since Rachel Carson's Silent Spring. (I
gave a book report on Silent Spring in high school, so it made an
impression). I will have to pop an antidepressant before reading
Klein's book, which I intend to do as soon as the library gets it. I
think the gist is that capitalism as we know it cannot continue if we
intend to deal with climate change.
