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Thanks for that idea, hadn't thought of emailing t...

2009-05-24T15:08:33.360-04:00

Thanks for that idea, hadn't thought of emailing the guy.
DJO

Hey, DJO, if you go to the SDC website, click on h...

2009-05-23T16:04:39.983-04:00

Hey, DJO, if you go to the SDC website, click on his name/photo, and ask him what it is you wonder, he will respond.

There are many candidate answers to your question, of which an important, general one is that complex systems can be poorly managed (because of greed, for example) and lead to unintended negative external consequences (as you suggest).

To follow what Mr. Greyson is saying, I have to wo...

2009-05-22T12:16:53.848-04:00

To follow what Mr. Greyson is saying, I have to wonder, if the rich & powerful are so concerned about preventing system collapses, why they rushed headlong into creating those systems in the first place? Was is just greed? Lack of awareness of consequences?

I'm not sure one world government wouldn't be a terrific idea, provided of course that my buddies and I are running it! (Or maybe just me running it, suddenly am not so sure about my buddies).
DJO

Here's a comment by James Greyson in the "Prosperi...

2009-05-21T22:31:00.370-04:00

Here's a comment by James Greyson in the "Prosperity without Growth?" forum of the U.K. Sustainable Development Commission website:

I might as well also mention my concern that money supply and inequalities are handled so tenderly in this report because the interests of banks and the super-rich are too closely entwined with government for the SDC to risk upsetting them. The paradox is that it's easy to show how it's not in these group's interests to have economic, ecological and social collapses and that engaging these groups in radical thinking is part of the solution.Greyson's comment is at the bottom of page 2 of the forum. To get there, click here.

The BILDEBERG conference blogger entries were most...

2009-05-21T19:48:39.257-04:00

The BILDEBERG conference blogger entries were most interesting, although I am at a loss trying to figure out whether I should be worried about this or not.

Should we be concerned if a group of our social/financial/political masters want to meet yearly to make secret plans to alter how our planet is run and impose a single world wide government on us?

Assuming they really are doing this, what power do they have to actually influence governments anyway? Or are governments even relevant anymore?

What about the Illuminati that Ben mentions occasionally? Are they the same people who go to the Bildeberg conferences? Do these secretive groups work together or are they rivals for world domination?

Am I just reading too much science fiction?
DJO

Sheeesh Ben, You did a great bit of calculation to...

2009-05-15T10:53:00.000-04:00

Sheeesh Ben, You did a great bit of calculation to promote the "green" poop/litre toilets. And you said you were poor at math -- perhaps when it comes to multiple zeros.

No matter how good those toilets are, they still can't beat the bushes at the mouth of Factory Creek.