Re: Re: [Fwd: Position in the World-System and National Emissions of] (fwd)

[Brad De Long <delong@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> > I have found myself in agreement with Lou's recent post suggesting that
> > the roots of ecological crisis and overpopulation pressures lie in the
> > contradictions of capitalism, and that a socialist revolution is not
> > only necessary but also desirable if we are to have a sustainable
> > ecological system in the future.
>
> Hmm, ok, maybe I can get an answer from you: what changes in
> industrial and agricultural practices, energy sources, the built
> environment, living arrangements, etc., will occur under socialism
> that will avoid the eco-catastrophe capitalism supposedly has in
> store for us. It's not just a matter of invoking the words
> "socialist revolution" along the lines of "Presto Change-o," is it?
>
> Doug

Well, they do have to be the opposite of the changes that took place
under really existing socialism...

Brad DeLong