> the current kind of authoritarianism is actually making > matters worse. I was > talking about the kind that would be a reaction when the environmental > crisis actually hits capitalists below the belt, hurting > profitability. > Jim > > =========== > > You mean there will be another class of authoritarians to push the capitalists off the profit > system? Who? The scientists? Those holding all the weapons?
I was thinking of the military or police. Or in times of social disorder (which seem likely if the ecology is falling apart), private militias might take over. I'm not saying that kind of regime would solve the environmental mess. Most likely, it would shift the burden even more onto the less powerful. JD
