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> There are several economically viable solutions... Such as? The sheer scale of what Brazil feeds to the rest of the world would hardly accommodate for "sever
by hu3 4y ago
> There are several economically viable solutions...
Such as? The sheer scale of what Brazil feeds to the rest of the world would hardly accommodate for "several economically viable solutions".
2020 paper about the issue: https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2003270117 https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2003270117
You can't simply tell a third-world country to halt a major part of their economy.
- ratww 4y agoI answered somewhere else. Brazil being a major exporter of only primary sector goods isn't doing the population of the country any favours. > If people from other countries really want Brazilian economy to get off the ground, they should want Brazil to export processed and manufactured goods, or other sectors. > Treating Brazil like a big farm is doing neither Brazil nor the environment any favours. > The "We should't criticise Brazil" is not only hypocritical, it's also counter-intuitive. It's not about halting a major part of its economy. It's about not fucking up the rest of the economy only to accommodate a sector that isn't doing that much good for the greater part of the population. China/EU/US actually love the cheap meat. The "let's not criticise" is as self-serving as it gets.
- Sporktacular 4y agoYes, we can and do every time we tell country that its drug production is bad for the rest of the world. There is no moral reason not to intercede here, if suitable compensation and incentives are provided.