Understanding Unbridled Capitalism as it Affects Sustainability
Unlimited growth on a planet of finite size means ecological catastrophe in the near future, certainly by the end of this century. Here’s a video that lays this out, all too clearly.
As I replied to the host of a radio show on which I was a guest and asked to define sustainability: “There are dozens of ways of putting this. My favorite is ‘meeting our needs as a society without precluding future generations from meeting theirs.'” That, in turn, means transforming our culture from one of robo-consumerism to one of “living small.”
As suggested here, a large and receptive audience of ignorant and hateful people is an absolute requirement for the success of people like Alex Jones and Donald Trump.
Trump does spread conspiracy theories, and Trump will pay a heavy price.
There is no doubt that the danger that the U.S. lives with on a day-to-day basis has been reduced with Trump out of office, and, to a degree, that really is a relief.
Philosopher Jiddu Krishnamurti was a figure to whom few of us growing up in the late 20th Century had any real exposure. Sadly, his impact on our culture has only diminished since.
The mobilization of Big Oil, and its impact on the political scene in the early part of the 20th Century, resulted in the destruction of the enormous network of electricity-based public transportation that stood in place at the time.
On a number of occasions, we’ve discussed the dilemma in which the U.S. Justice Department finds itself over indicting Donald Trump on charges of stealing classified government documents, sedition, and election tampering.
The more ignorant the man, the more obedient he is, and the more absolutely he places confidence in those who lead him.
The defamation settlement of just short of $1 billion that the jury ordered Alex Jones to pay his victims may just another titillating piece of news, but it’s also possible that it represents a turning point in American justice.
Great cartoon.
