well, the title was longer than i wanted...
i keep reading articles (one from the guardian weekly in particular - 2007/02/09, John Vidal, Fuelling the Future feature) that talk about the growth of population to 10 billion by the middle of the current century and how competition for resources will lead to economic collapse
is "economic collapse" a new euphemism for massive deaths? and why do we place so much faith in these projected population numbers?
oil will run out before that time, at least at affordable prices and with no oil the whole foundation that the current capitalist society is based on will collapse and there will be deaths associated with that collapse; who really cares about some rich people losing money? aren't human lives more important...yet i worry the problem will be dealt like all crises, in a reactionary way
by focusing on "economic" issues people are only thinking about themselves and their own well being; people need to shift towards social/human issues such as HIV, malaria, woman's rights, poverty, justice, equality
well, this soap box is getting wobbly so i'll return to the multiplicity of issues at a later time...
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