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Originally posted by woodwardjnr
capitalism ... relies on the exploitation of others and others resources.
Originally posted by Voxel
Originally posted by woodwardjnr
capitalism ... relies on the exploitation of others and others resources.
All life is dependent on the exploitation of other life and natural resources.
Jon
Originally posted by Voxel
Originally posted by woodwardjnr
capitalism ... relies on the exploitation of others and others resources.
All life is dependent on the exploitation of other life and natural resources.
Jon
Originally posted by Redpillblues
That video should be played in every high school in the world..More importantly America
By far the best video i have seen in a long time..!!
Originally posted by Redpillblues
That video should be played in every high school in the world..More importantly America
By far the best video i have seen in a long time..!!
Originally posted by SassyCat
Indeed, but we are not animals.
...
Will we also be out-lived by cockroaches?
Originally posted by SassyCat
While at it, not even animals are sucking the blood of their own species. One man living on account of 10 is not normal.
Originally posted by rapunzel222
i guess its about how you want to live- quality of life.
the world isn't perfect; but wouldn't we all prefer to live happy lives as possible?
Originally posted by rapunzel222
everyone has a garden and a house?
we limit our population via birth control, then there will be enough resources for everyone, without destroying the earth or needing four of them.
we dont cut down all our forests - we are sustainable, non polluting and recycle - then we can enjoy those forests from time to time - and this will improve our quality of life too.
Originally posted by rapunzel222
we are kind to animals and to each other - this will make us all happier? or most of us, wont it?
Originally posted by woodwardjnr
this is a short video from an economist describing the trouble with Capitalism
Originally posted by Voxel
Originally posted by SassyCat
Indeed, but we are not animals.
...
Will we also be out-lived by cockroaches?
First of all: WE ARE ANIMALS
Only once you truly integrate that gem of knowledge into your world-view can you finally make sense of all of mankind's "irrational" behaviors.
Second: Who gives a flying-# if cockroaches outlive us?
Why do environmentalists on the one hand decry most human behavior as destructive and selfish while on the other hand they claim the need to change our doings right at this moment, if not sooner, in order to "save ourselves"?
Pick One:
1) We are a great species that does nothing wrong and we should work to sustain our species in order that we might ensure the propagation of our genetic perfection.
2) We are screw ups that should be allowed to destroy ourselves in order that we might save nature from having to endure the future expression of our genes.
Originally posted by SassyCat
While at it, not even animals are sucking the blood of their own species. One man living on account of 10 is not normal.
That is blatantly false. Many, many species of animals are social animals like humans. They will often fight, kill, and exploit members of their own species (but different group) for the benefit of their own family, tribe, or group.
You may not realize it but, according to our human view of "rights", the male lion is exploiting the female lions.
Originally posted by rapunzel222
i guess its about how you want to live- quality of life.
the world isn't perfect; but wouldn't we all prefer to live happy lives as possible?
A tiger at this moment is killing some baby prey animal's father for food.
Right now, a mother ram is abandoning her slightly deformed baby to die in the woods.
Nature doesn't know anything about human delusions such as "quality o life" and "happiness". You are here to survive and to propagate yourself. If you do not find happiness in those activities then I propose that perhaps you won't find happiness in any situation.
Totally off topic, but it is no accident that "quality of life" and the "persuit of happiness" are ideologically similar to the US Constitution's promise to promote the general Welfare. This clause is seen by many to be the achilles heel of the Constitution.
Originally posted by rapunzel222
everyone has a garden and a house?
we limit our population via birth control, then there will be enough resources for everyone, without destroying the earth or needing four of them.
we dont cut down all our forests - we are sustainable, non polluting and recycle - then we can enjoy those forests from time to time - and this will improve our quality of life too.
What you are talking about would require dictatorial power to control the minutest detail of peoples' lives.
Ahh, control. The classic socialist mantra is that everything that is wrong will be right again if only we could have "people of supreme wisdom" controlling the base instincts of the "ignorant masses." Yet we humans seem to have a difficult enough time trying finding anyone in possession of even the merest shred of wisdom.
Originally posted by rapunzel222
we are kind to animals and to each other - this will make us all happier? or most of us, wont it?
Holy #! It is kind of hard to be kind to animals when we are biologically required to murder and consume them. What you propose is furthest thing possible from natural balance.
To give you an example of how many people think in circles about these kind of issues, consider this:
Starving children are bad.
...and...
Over population is bad.
But isn't one just the natural result of the other?
Why do we human always seem to schizophrenically ignore the man-made problem (over-population) and attempt to fix the perfectly valid natural solution (starvation, disease)?
Originally posted by woodwardjnr
this is a short video from an economist describing the trouble with Capitalism
I disagree, this video is describing a core problem with LIFE. I dare you to find any civilization, historic or modern, that lives in balance with nature. We all take.
Life is just a hierarchy of parasites:
Sometimes you eat; Sometimes you are eaten.
Jon