The COVID and carbon rights killers

[impact]

Great article in the financial post.
They are not going to let up until they get their way with the Great Reset and Build Back Better.
Is was never about a virus.

"From lockdowns to massive government debts and inflation-promoting monetary policy, just about anything goes when it comes to fighting the pandemic. Individual freedoms have been eroded. Global public sector and private debt soared to $226 trillion in 2020, the largest one-year debt surge since the Second World War, according to the IMF . One trillion of that debt belongs to the Canadian federal government and another trillion will soon be on the books of Canada's provinces."

"Plenty of evidence suggests the pandemic policy response, based on aggressive state mandates and controls, may be just the beginning of a new system in which governments assume new powers and authority to control personal and economic behavior."

"Authoritarian climate governance might include prohibitions on eating meat "even if doing so cuts against the wishes of democratic publics or violates individual or group-based rights."

None of this is especially novel or shocking. As U.S. climate skeptic Marc Morano writes in response to Mittiga, the COVID-carbon link has been well-established. Celebrated socialist economist Mariana Mazzucato long ago suggested that unless we do capitalism differently, climate lockdowns may be needed to limit private-vehicle use, ban consumption of red meat, and impose extreme energy-saving measures, while fossil-fuel companies would have to stop drilling.

And so, as the pandemic crisis eventually recedes, the ideas behind the policy approaches to COVID-19 will not go with it. As we hunker down in solitary under the Omicron lockdown, better now to start thinking about secretly filling the solar-powered freezer with rib eyes.

https://financialpost.com/opinion/te...ights-killers/

[Cameracutter]

It’s an opinion piece. There is a difference between Comment/Opinion and news articles.

[Birdbuff]

I think capitalism is flawed. Always has been.

“ an economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state”

The problem occurs when you are market and investor driven to create endless amounts of profit. It’s unsustainable. We have discussed this in other threads.

We are a consumption based society and that is our downfall.

[GloHole]

Maybe you should move to socialist country and try it out for a while.

[impact]

Right in line with Fuhrer Schwab's opinion as well....lol

[Birdbuff]

Maybe you should move to socialist country and try it out for a while.

No mention in my post dealt with politics. Reread.

[canadaman30]

No mention in my post dealt with politics. Reread.

I think capitalism is flawed. Always has been.

“ an economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state”

The problem occurs when you are market and investor driven to create endless amounts of profit. It’s unsustainable. We have discussed this in other threads.

We are a consumption based society and that is our downfall.

None at all...lol

[Birdbuff]

Right in line with Fuhrer Schwab's opinion as well....lol

If you believe the world is or was fine (before the pandemic) you need to reflect on the longevity of our entire existence. While science and innovation will keep us healthy and maybe live longer, our earth does not have an infinite amount of resources. By way of over consumption through consumerism and general greed, we are creating products and polluting the environment at an alarming rate. It is unsustainable. Don’t we have a floating island of garbage the size of Texas in the ocean? Is this ok? Should we just turn a blind eye at our problems or face them head on?

The system is not perfect and needs adjusting for future generations to exist.

[Birdbuff]

None at all...lol

It’s too bad you’re all stuck on the political system idea instead of the real problem.

[GloHole]

No mention in my post dealt with politics. Reread.

I read it just fine the first time.