Politics, politics, politics (so long and thanks for all the fish)

[Mikey10]

I’m about 70% through a book called Attack Warning Red, about UK preparations for a nuclear strike in the Cold War, they put a lot of time and effort, but very little money, into plans and guidance for what we would do if hit by Russian nukes. Ostensibly they were psychological only to give the illusion of a plan, the reality was, anyone not on the list for a bunker was left to fend for themselves.

I doubt we are any better prepared now for the inevitable collapse of order.

What? You mean putting a mattress over the front door and getting under the kitchen table (as government leaflets and TV ads at the time suggested) wouldn’t have saved me from a nuclear bomb?

Glad I wasn’t aware of that in the 80s!

 

[ricky2tricky4city]

communism?

Just first principles of looking after people. If not, what's the point of being the dominant species, and makes a mockery of being the most intelligent.

 

[Mikey10]

Just first principles of looking after people. If not, what's the point of being the dominant species, and makes a mockery of being the most intelligent.

Is it not to make tons and tons of money?

 

[johnaliola]

Just first principles of looking after people. If not, what's the point of being the dominant species, and makes a mockery of being the most intelligent.

you tell me how the hell you run a farming operation without offering a potential profit?

Every year that industry digs out incredible efficiencies whilst left facing the forces of international markets for machinery, tech, chemicals, fert and fuel as well having to account for environmental challenges and legislation.

The only thing the state is effort one at is collecting taxes and redistributing excess to its clients.

Countries like Canada, the States and Ukraine have the land for growing crops we do not.