From: Paul Cockshott (wpc@dcs.gla.ac.uk)
Date: Tue May 20 2008 - 10:06:31 EDT
At worst we are talking about a shift to Eocene conditions. Human life and civilisation could still continue, but at considerable cost. Paul Cockshott Dept of Computing Science University of Glasgow +44 141 330 1629 www.dcs.gla.ac.uk/~wpc/reports/ -----Original Message----- From: ope-bounces@lists.csuchico.edu on behalf of GERALD LEVY Sent: Tue 5/20/2008 1:57 PM To: Outline on Political Economy mailing list Subject: RE: [OPE] A brief socialist history of the automobile | Links > Whilst it is conceivable that human life will be eliminated, I think > that is somewhat of a straw man. One is talking permian/triassic > transition for that or worse, which is well outside the range of what > climate models predict. > Much milder scenarios are bad enough -- significant population decline > due to food shortages for example. Hi Paul C: I agree that before human life as a whole would be eliminated, there will first be stages in which there will be mass suffering, primarily by the working class and poor. I.e. in the immediate future, the capitalist class and wealthier members of other classes will be able to afford to stay alive. It is the same way with famines: if you have enough money, you can buy food. A problem, though, is whether there is a 'tipping point' as far as the environment is concerned? If so, when will it occur and how will we know if/when it has occurred? In solidarity, Jerry _______________________________________________ ope mailing list ope@lists.csuchico.edu https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/ope
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