http://www.feralscholar.org/blog/index.php/2009/01/09/the-infernal-machine/
The Infernal Machine -clip- In keeping with the duties of any good Kassandra, let me say that we are far, far, far worse off than in 1930; so Keynesian pump-priming isn’t going to work. Moreover, there is no World War II Redux in the wings to act as the US deux ex machina to build us up on the corpses of 60 million people… yet. In 1930, there were just over 2 billion souls aboard the planet; now we approach 7 billion. In 1930, the majority of those inhabitants were rural, with some access to direct subsistence; at some point last year — by many estimates — the world became more urban than rural, even as arable land is being destroyed by commercial large-scale agriculture used to feed this burgeoning city population. In 1930, there was no atomic bomb; now nine nations have nuclear weapons, one of which is the expansionist rogue state of Israel engaged now in the racialized slaughter of Palestinians in Gaza, and two states (Pakistan and India) who are rivals sharing a border. The latter two are being destabilized internally and externally, Pakistanin particular by US military machinations in Southwest Asia. Let’s not discount Muslim resentment for the US supporting Israel’s serial savageries, that plays out in Pakistan, therfore in the South Asian nuclear rivalry. In 1930, the US wasn’t spending more on weapons production and military logistics than the rest of the world combined. ( and didn't then have more nukes than anybody; and hadn't used them, but now it has) In 1930, the US was not propped up economically by a combinatoin of “securities” scams and dollar hegemony. In 1930, the world was not faced with the accelerating approach of climate destabilization and rapid rises in sea levels. You can go down this list indefinitely… This message has been scanned for malware by SurfControl plc. www.surfcontrol.com _______________________________________________ Marxism-Thaxis mailing list Marxism-Thaxis@lists.econ.utah.edu To change your options or unsubscribe go to: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/listinfo/marxism-thaxis
