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Full of ideology: Politicians and economists are stupid (esp. with their [quote] "worship of ‘free’ markets"), we need to change our (bad) Western culture, we n
by jk4930 14y ago
Full of ideology: Politicians and economists are stupid (esp. with their [quote] "worship of ‘free’ markets"), we need to change our (bad) Western culture, we need a "steady-state economy" (the usual propaganda stuff from eco-socialists) because growth is evil and technological innovation is useless (even bad), we need more redistribution a.s.o.
Of course, economists who share this view are called "distinguished economists" (not stupid then) and they should lead the transformation of the society into the steady-state sustainable society.
The most funny statement might be this: "The industrial revolution set civilization on the road to collapse." The opposite is true because before the industrial revolution societies collapsed frequently and usually never get beyond subsistence level and the Malthusian trap. The industrial revolution broke us free from this curse.
Ehrlich repeats his ideological BS (e.g., population bomb, we'll all die because of overpopulation in the 1970s and 1980s). He's a green fascist.