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necropolist

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Re: away from class

Sep 04, 2002, 16:04

1 billion?

i would suggest the books you are reading are catastrophist and don't (refuse to?) see that production could possibly be organised in a different way to how it is now.

clearly not all the world (of 6 or 8 billion, whichever) can (ab)use eresources the way they are (ab)used in the 'rich west'. but we can improve the quality of life without using more resources in many ways - particualarly regarding SOCIALISiNG goods services etc - something which requires far far less resources than the private consumption that the west promotes. there is certainly plebnty of food available for all, and there is the capacity to produce up to (dependfing upon who you read) 10 - 25 billion people ALREADY, not counting future improvements that could be made.

if there is room only for 1 billion of us, how should we decide who is going to die? or rather, who is going to be killed, because that's what you are talking about at the end of the day.

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