The lie of capitalism.

I came across an interesting interview today, a slovak philosopher, predicting the end of civilisation, and blamed it on the cult of cargo, or as we enlightened folk call it, capitalism.

Yes it does seem the forces of capitalism have taken the world, and the world seems headed in a bad direction. There are certain small goodnesses, but by and large, we are headed off a cliff. Not right away, but slowly and steadily.

Capitalims is based on constant growth, 3% being ideal. The USA, has 3% right now and is not happy, China is pushing 6%. The EU is at Zero. As I see it the EU is the only great economic body in stasis, and stability. Growth cannot continue in a finite medium. As Steven Hawkins has recently commented, earth is doomed. He figures we have less than 100 years before the earth will no longer sustain life.

Who sustains the capatilist market? Who is to blame? ....All of us.

Why Mars?

In case you are wondering why I have a picture from a Mars rover, instead of a glorious green jungle, or waterfall, or forest, or beach? At the rate people are destroying the planet, visitors in the future will find the surface of Earth, resembling that of Mars today.

Bradburry does a nice peice the earthlings, who in the near future do make it to Mars, but find under the surface the remains of a once flourishing world. The humans first world, before they migrated to earth, ..that humans had indeed, been the ones to destroy Mars, as a habitble planet.

In the Planet of the Apes book, we find out that once agian it was the humans who ravaged the earth, and nearly wiping them selves out, and leaving it to the monkeys. You know, science fiction is not a made up story, but social criticism thinly veiled? Like politicians actually say what they mean?

Why organic and local?

I have said, if eveything were organic and local, there would be no war. This of course is logical, but is not a workable hypothesis for immeadiate implimentation globally.....things being complicated...we must always must factor in people's greed.

So, I'm hoing this could become a place for those who could use some direction on how to become, in therir lives, and work, on how to become less destructive to the planet. "How can I be more green?", must be asked in every decision in this life.

The biggest problem that besets us on this planet, which agrivates ALL others, is over population. I would be happy to illuminate anyone on this point.

I am open for discussions on everything "green"!

Re-issue

Welcome back, after the jump....sort of pheonix like and a good recycling lesson, the rebirthing of this blog!!