Speculation and wishful thinking do not negate China’s responsibility in the matter since China’s energy generation is dependent upon 30 % coal fired electricity generation. Even dirty coal is still being used, despite regrets.
� Dr abrahim � � From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Michael Meeropol via groups.io Sent: Sunday, May 5, 2024 5:05 PM To: [email protected] Cc: mg <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [marxmail] The myth of multipolarity � WHat these writers do not seem to understand --- it seems only novelists can do things like that --- is that as the global-warming induced environmental catastrophes pile up all over the world, the CHINESE version of capitalism is much more capable to responding quickly to the changes that will be enforced than the US based system --- � � Thus, (and I really hate to say this given what it means for my grandchildren) the chaos and catastrophe in the Capitalist world will be very difficult if not impossible to combat whereas �a place like CHINA will weather the storm and emerge able to live in a world of 4 degrees plus �celsius once the disasters of the next 50 - 90 years have occurred --- � Obviously it is not too late for the entire world to make quick switches carbon �neutrality but capitalism seems poised to refuse to make those changes --- perhaps a centralized authoritarian capitalism as in China will .... � On Sun, May 5, 2024 at 4:53 PM Marv Gandall via groups.io <http://groups.io> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: A featured article in the current issue of Foreign Affairs by two Dartmouth political scientists refutes the notion widely held across the political spectrum that Russia and especially China are now on par with US imperialism in a new multipolar world order. Some on the Marxist left, harkening back to the inter-imperialist rivalries which precipitated both world wars, view Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and China’s claims in the South China Sea through that lens. They describe both as rising new “imperialist” powers aggressively seeking to displace an informal US empire in decline in Europe and Asia. � -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#30255): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/30255 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/105928478/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. #4 Do not exceed five posts a day. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/8674936/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
