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Climate Change Political Analysis (Not just a "nature" problem)
Recent Book - "Climate Change As Class War, Building Socialism on a Warming Planet"
Book Review
"While making excellent critiques of the current movement against climate disaster ,this book does not live up to its promising title. It ends up with a reformist strategy while making several good contributions along the way."
https://sleigh1917.medium.com/climat...t-8f246d89a3fc
~ Bob A (T-S/P)Comment
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Bob, not only will they not save us, but I will make a radical statement and say they want most of us dead. Here is the history and why I say that.Originally posted by Bob Gillanders View Post
1)"We should be concerned about the “green” financial swindle that is underway right now. It is not just a financial swindle, but one of the largest natural land resources grabs in the history of humanity"
https://expose-news.com/2022/01/20/a...limate-change/
2)"According to such Great Reset luminaries as Bill Gates, Prince Charles, Michael Bloomberg, Mark Carney and Klaus Schwab, humanity is expected to solve the dual threat of Covid and global warming in one revolutionary sweeping reform".
https://expose-news.com/2022/08/28/m...limate-change/
3) One of the Club of Rome (WEF predecessor) associates was Maurice Strong's well known revulsion for people. "In his 2000 autobiography, he dreamt of the day when two-thirds of the world’s population might be wiped out." He was the main mentor to Klauss Schwabb and the chief architect of the climate change movement.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...mate-hysteria/
4) “The transition from using Covid to using Climate Change as the justification for implementing the Fourth Industrial Revolution and the “digital transformation” of the economy and society is well underway”
https://expose-news.com/2021/10/19/t...nd-society-is/
5)Day 6 Grand Jury Proceeding the Peoples’ Court of Public Opinion, Matthew Ehret: testimony incl Maurice Strong, Thomas Malthus, Francis Galton, Thomas Huxley, Adolf Hitler, Julian Huxley, UNESCO, Club of Rome, World Health Organisation, John Holdren.
https://expose-news.com/2022/03/01/h...ame-thinkable/
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Bob, acting in one's self-interest (who does not do it?) is perfectly legitimate, provided it does not harm anyone else. And so what we need is a very strong 'natural justice system' to ensure that the victim gets compensated, and the perpetrator gets punished adequately, if such harm is obvious.Originally posted by Bob Gillanders View Post
What we also need is a government which gets rid of all the corrupt and senseless laws which enable some to become rich way beyond they deserve for their efforts...Comment
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...is like pouring gasoline on a raging fire...Originally posted by Bob Armstrong View PostLast edited by Dilip Panjwani; Monday, 29th August, 2022, 10:04 PM.Comment
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CT Anthropogenic Negative Climate Change Thread
Week # 35 (22/8/23 – 22/8/29 – 7 days)
Weekly Stats:
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Last Week's......Prior Week's........Views/Day..........Last Week's.....Prior Week's......Responses/Day
Views/Day........Views/Day.............(34 wks.)........Responses/Day....Resp./Day......... (34 Wks.).
...60..........................74..........................49........................3...............................4.....................3.........
Background
On Aug. 2, 2022, ChessTalk initiated a new forum called “The Non-Chess Forum”. Henry, owner of CT, has undertaken to change the homepage to clearly indicate that ChessTalk now has 3 forums (Though it has not yet been carried out) – it is not obvious that there are three forums – newbies would not know to click on “forum” to get the drop-down menu of forums (it is not an obviously link).
Analysis of Last Weeks Stats
The bottom line is that activity, in terms of “views, has been increasing throughout 2022......we are well ahead each week now, of the 2022 Average.
Climate Change Thread “Responses”
There are lots of climate change articles out there.
This thread encourages CT'ers to re-post responses here when they see climate change posts of interest elsewhere. ChessTalkers have been quite active posting “responses”.
I personally, as the thread originator, am shooting to post a new response at least every 2nd day, but am sometimes falling short on this, depending on the amount of time I have to be on-line, which is limited.
The Pressing Climate Change Issue
The core issue:
Building a sense of URGENCY on this issue in society. We must realize that we cannot kick it down the road any longer!
The public is aware of the climate change issue.......
BUT.....
climate activists must find strategies to “AWAKEN” the public to the “urgency”.
Secondary Issue
Actively responding to posts by those claiming that negative climate change is just “natural” (Cyclical over long eons), and that Man's contribution to it is negligible.
The Time Line
Nature's Tipping point is estimated to be, on current trajectory, only 9 years away (Around Jan. 1, 2031). Capping the temperature rise at only 1.5 degrees Celsius is now impossible (UN Climate Change Panel's most recent report). UNCCP noted that current government deadlines were totally insufficient to solve the problem. CO 2 must be capped by 2025! And for the first time, CO 2 “removal” has now become a necessary part of the solution, along with eliminating spewing of greenhouse gases into our atmosphere.
Our window of opportunity is fast closing.
The Large Picture Solutions
Can we come up with at least one or two viable suggestions of impressive, radical things that might wake up the public, that we could then put out there to other concerned client activists?
CT'ers' Local Actions on Climate Change
You can do something! When you like one of this thread's links on an aspect of climate change, spread the news by posting it to your social media accounts and other Websites/Discussion Boards you participate in!
~ Bob (T-S/P)
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Then would you consider my proposed billionaire tax?Originally posted by Dilip Panjwani View Post
Bob's billionaire tax
A new tax on wealth, above and beyond whatever taxes are already in place.
On an annual basis, taxpayer reports total global wealth. Non cash items valued at fair market value.
Tax on first $1 billion = zero %
Tax on wealth above $1 billion = 100%
For example: Billionaire x has wealth of $5 billion, tax is $4 billion.
It effectively caps wealth at $1 billion. Seriously, nobody needs more than a billion dollars.
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Pretty substantial but I can't say you're wrong. This is more wealth than anyone can reasonably hope to even spend, and it just ends up being passed down the generations, never once being put to use for good.Originally posted by Bob Gillanders View Post
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Without Growth ... what is there?
You want Growth for your family.
You want Growth for your business, your organizations, your charities.
Etc.., etc., etc.!
And yet, at the very same time ... you want to stunt Growth, ha!
Or worse, stop Growth altogether!
That's insane.
100% against nature. 100% unnatural!
It is never ever about greed ... it is all about Growth.
You hate Redwood trees too???
Stunt them down!!!
You can't have it both ways ... sorries kiddies.
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Negative Anthropogenic Climate Change
Americas - Western USA
"As Colorado River Dries, the U.S. Teeters on the Brink of Larger Water Crisis
The megadrought gripping the western states is only part of the problem. Alternative sources of water are also imperiled, and the nation’s food along with it."
https://www.propublica.org/article/c...=pocket-newtab
~ Bob A (T-S/P)Comment
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Originally posted by Neil Frarey View Post
The Sopranos salutes you Neil! Growth for their family, that's all they wanted! LOL
The Covid-19 virus also salutes you Neil! They want growth too! So what if humans die in the process?
So according to you, we should do literally nothing when covid or Ebola or Marburgh viruses spread around the world. Let them grow! It's natural!
Sorry, you can't have it both ways.Comment
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Originally posted by Pargat Perrer View Post
I'm not vaccinated ... sorry PP what's your point?Comment
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Originally posted by Neil Frarey View Post
Ok, I guess I have to explain it, although it was very obvious to me.
Bob Gillanders proposes a billionaires' tax for any (income? or wealth? I'm not sure which) above $1 billion U.S. money.
You respond by saying Bob G. is against growth ... ANY growth. You said this goes against nature. it is unnatural, and that everybody wants growth. Therefore by your reasoning we should support all growth.
So I respond to you that viruses want growth too, and so we should not fight in ANY way the growth of viruses, even if it means millions if not billions of humans die to allow a virus to grow. So when a virus appears on the scene, we should not fight it, not create vaccines against it, not wear masks or social distance, not do ANYTHING to stop the virus' growth. That is in accordance with your argument that fighting growth is against nature.
You simple got it all wrong, my friend. Bob G. is NOT against all growth. He is against EXCESSIVE growth, specifically of anyone's net worth or income or wealth, and he has named his number, it is $1 billion U.S. money. I'm just not sure if he means income or wealth, he can answer that.
I think it is ok to be against anything that could be considered in excess. Here are the top 10 billionaires and their net worth as of this month of August 2022:- Elon Musk — $251 billion
- Jeff Bezos — $153 billion
- Gautam Adani — $137 billion
- Bernard Arnault — $136 billion
- Bill Gates — $117 billion
- Warren Buffett — $100 billion
- Larry Page — $93.3 billion
- Sergey Brin — $95.8 billion
- Steve Ballmer — $93.7 billion
- Larry Ellison — $93.3 billion
But Big Pharma, oooooh, bad guys, let's limit their wealth.
You guys are all drowning in a sea of hypocrisy and double standards.
This has NOTHING to do with whether anyone is vaccinated or not. But i guess you didn't understand that. I hope you do now.
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You know that wonderful chess variant you've come up with ... what's its name again?Originally posted by Pargat Perrer View Post
You want that to grow?
Do ya?
No such thing as 'excessive growth'. Crazy to even try to make up such a term. That too is insane.
Where should the number of downloads of your chess variant cease?
1 billion ... 2 billion?
Where?
PP ... you don't need a safe room.
You never did.
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