> Polyani finds the cause of the first and second world wars in an "acute
> peace interest". Sound contradictory? It's exactly the same thing I wrote
> about in my last newsletter: free trade and movable capital forcing
> governments to be peaceful. [ http://dieoff.com/page168.htm ] GREAT IDEA!!!
>
So it was nothing to do with the competing for markets,
the first claim for the re-destribution of the global markets
from the traditionals (UK, France) to the new powers (Germany, Japan)
with the third party laughing winner (US)?
And with the arm-industry/public works
propping up all the ailing private industries?
> But yesterdays problem was that the economic theories were fundamentally
> wrong. And when the economic system crashed, it took a hell of a lot of
> people
> with it: "The dissolution of the system of world economy which had been in
> progress since 1900 was responsible for the political tension that exploded
> in 1914." [p. 21]
>
> Today we see the global economy crumbling again for the same reason:
> economic theories are fundamentally wrong. And once again, I believe
> these stupid economic theories condemn us to another century of world wars.
>
Economic theories are not the cause of wars, economic structures
that developed without any human intervention, and seem
to be oblivious to any government manipulation, are.
So the rich are not part of humanity? They are also
part of the master race that somehow overcame their
herd-ness?
Get real. Divison wont work, we need unity.
Eva
> In a decade or so, the rich will fully understand that the ongoing
> population
> explosion and resource depletion endanger the welfare of their own famlies.
>
> I suggest a global welfare state as a means to relieve the strain on the
> planet and provide "needs" to most people. But as you mentioned in an
> earlier post, people without work would probably become restless.
>
> It may well be that the market economy is the only "humane" means for the
> rich to control the common herd animals. In which case, the rich will be
> forced to resort to "inhumane" means of control -- perhaps a new designer
> bioweapon capable to hitting the delete key on upwards of six billion
> people.
>
> Jay
>
>
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