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> Capitalism may be a problem Capitalism is 1000% is the problem. No ifs, ends or buts. Specially, unrestricted, unlimited, mindless consumption of resources (
by yummybits 9y ago
> Capitalism may be a problem
Capitalism is 1000% is the problem. No ifs, ends or buts. Specially, unrestricted, unlimited, mindless consumption of resources (which is at the core of capitalism) is the problem.
> brief bit of reading will tell you that Communism is a far far worse problem when it comes to pollution
Please do tell me what "reading" you're referring to. And no, China is not communist. China is capitalist. In fact, there are no countries that communist any more (maybe with the exception of NK).
- emmelaich 9y agoYou're not helping your argument with the hyperbole. 1000% ? "unrestricted, unlimited, mindless" ?
- emmelaich 9y agoOh, here's some "reading" (what's with the quotes?) Recent Venezualan Oil Tankers banned from many harbours. http://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-oil-tankers-insight-idUSKBN17K0CE http://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-oil-tankers-insi... Less Recent (Soviet Era) https://fee.org/articles/why-socialism-causes-pollution/ https://fee.org/articles/why-socialism-causes-pollution/ You might not like fee.org so here's a Wikipedia quote. "Kraków, Poland was covered by smog 135 days per year, while Wrocław was covered by a fog of chrome gas" (from the Eastern Bloc article on Wikipedia) There is a common cause of neglect of the environment in both so-called Communist and Capitalist countries. I urge you to discover what that is for yourself.
- NoGravitas 9y ago> There is a common cause of neglect of the environment in both so-called Communist and Capitalist countries. Rapid industrialization? That would explain worse pollution in Soviet-bloc countries: they industrialized faster than capitalist western Europe/USA because they were playing catch-up.