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Originally Posted by The Avon Lady
What does pollution have to do with capitalism or communism? :hmm:
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I was only discussing capitalism in my post, and I thought I explained the relationship pretty clearly but I'll give it another go:
Pollution is a side effect of many forms of industry, from the coal burned to power the machines in manufacturing plants, to the emissions produced in the transportation of resources to plants and goods to market. The link is between capitalism's extraordinary capability to meet needs and wants (many of these wants being manufactured by the advertising industry that is part and parcel of the system), its efficiency, and the consumption of resources and the pollution produced in the process to meet them.
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There is no contradiction in being an environmentally friendly capitalist or communist.
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Nor did I say there was. But I was also referring to the system itself and not individuals.