[lbo-talk] Fwd: [PEN-L] Kevin Phillips: declinist

[Jim Devine]

On 3/16/06, Steven L. Robinson wrote: >Whether or not the peak oil
hypothesis is correct will eventually be verified or falsified by
history, as will global warming.  The puzzling thing is to see a once
highly placed figure like Phillips apparently deal seriously with
those subjects. The easy and cynical answer is that Phillips just
wants to sell books  and is catering to a likely book buying audience 
...  On the other hand, the nagging question in my mind is whether
Phillips remains in contact with top level players and - if so- to
what extent his writing reflects their concerns.<

it's also possible that once you start thinking in catastrophic terms
(the US theocracry/kakocracy/kleptocracy and the rising US external
debt) it's really easy to continue in the way (peak oil).
--
Jim Devine / "There can be no real individual freedom in the presence
of economic insecurity." -- Chester Bowles

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