Forget the green technology - the hot money is in guns

[Arawn-ap-Hywel]

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If you are looking for a sure bet in a new growth market, then sell solar and buy surveillance: forget wind, buy weapons.

The idea that capitalism can save us from climate catastrophe has powerful appeal. It gives politicians an excuse to subsidise corporations rather than to regulate them; and it neatly avoids a discussion about how the core market logic of endless growth landed us here in the first place. The market, however, appears to have other ideas about how to meet the challenges of an increasingly disaster-prone world. According to Lloyd, the really big money - despite all the government incentives - is turning away from clean-energy technologies, and is banking instead on gadgets that promise to seal wealthy countries and individuals into hi-tech fortresses. Key growth areas in venture capitalism are private security firms selling surveillance gear and privatised emergency response. To put it simply, in the world of venture capitalism, there has been a race going on between greens on the one hand, and guns and garrisons on the other - and the guns and garrisons are winning.

Welcome to the new dark ages

[Milton Bradley]

Hmmm, this is the second time I get to post this thought today...


Revolt, or pay the price.

[Keith Hamburger]

I have bought weapons. One is under the mattress. One is by the door. One is hanging on the wall. One is behind the seat of the truck. One is ...

Good idea, I like your suggestions.

Keith

[grandpa]

Quote by: Keith Hamburger I have bought weapons. One is under the mattress. One is by the door. One is hanging on the wall. One is behind the seat of the truck. One is ... Good idea, I like your suggestions. Keith

Before you go to sleep, do you kiss a gun and put it under your pillow ?

Grandpa h.

[Arawn-ap-Hywel]

Quote by: grandpa Before you go to sleep, do you kiss a gun and put it under your pillow ? Grandpa h.

Grandpa ,and whilst awaiting keith's response if any,
a weapon need not be a gun

[Osborn F Enready]

Gramps said: Before you go to sleep, do you kiss a gun and put it under your pillow ?

I don't kiss it, but I check it.
Its not under my pillow, but near it.

[Keith Hamburger]

Quote by: grandpa Before you go to sleep, do you kiss a gun and put it under your pillow ?

Why would I do that? A firearm is an inanimate object with which I don't have a particularly personal relationship. Your assumption seems to imply that one can interact with such an object and it would influence you to behave in a particular manner.

Also, under the pillow is a very bad choice of a location for a firearm. It should be kept somewhere that one is very unlikely to accidentally fire it but still be within reasonable reach.

Your comment is just silly. But, then again, it could be an attempt at a concealed personal attack. Of course you wouldn't do something like that.

Keith