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And yet my first take-away from the article is that this seems to be another example of profits being more important than anything or anyone else. To me, it se
by raintrees 14y ago
And yet my first take-away from the article is that this seems to be another example of profits being more important than anything or anyone else.
To me, it seems to be similar to decisions like the profits from the installation and operation of a dam in certain localities is more important than the heritage/sustainability/subsistence of the local indigenous population that had been living in the now flooded valleys for many (in some cases thousands?) of years.
Or getting some return on stockpiles of chemicals that are illegal in one country by selling them to a country where they are not yet illegal. The reason they were made illegal usually being damage to ecosystems/humans/animals/whatever not as important than the almighty unit of currency.
I kind of knew I was going to be depressed by reading Jerry Mander's The Capitalism Papers... Gotta pay more attention to my instincts. Sigh.