Letter to the editor - capitalism is dead
Sir,
While it is disappointing that an effective deal on global warming is
unlikely to materialise in Copenhagen in December, it is hardly a
surprising outcome as suggested by some green groups.
How can anyone realistically believe that world leaders, who have so far
failed to deliver anything more than the largely ineffective Kyoto
agreement, is going to negotiate a deal that will save the planet from
global warming.
Why do we continue to believe that leaders sharing capitalistic values,
the exact same capitalistic values which have taken humanity to the
brink of disaster, are capable of delivering a solution in Copenhagen.
The fact is that capitalism long-term will fail to provide us with the
most basic of human needs - a secure place to live and food to eat.
Capitalism is dead, it is the road behind us, but how can we expect our
politicians to accept this. They are after all a product of the
political systems they serve.
It should therefore come as no surprise if Copenhagen produces yet
another Kyoto style agreement. Capitalism is dead - long live
capitalism.
Mr. Flemming Bermann - Director
Carbon-info.org
11th November 2009
