[lbo-talk] Can Any Econ Savants In The House Help This Little Black Duck?

Dwayne Monroe dwayne.monroe at gmail.com
Fri Oct 9 14:43:19 PDT 2009


SA asked:

Does this kind of thing seem plausible to liberals? I would think it would scream "crazy" to them.

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Sadly, yes.

At least to some.

To be fair, to a non-specialist, a torrent of unfamiliar terms and precise-appearing graphics creates a scientismic halo which shimmers above even the wing nuttiest pronouncement. (Note, for example, the 'peak oil' scene which is rich with catastrophe chasing doom porn, buttressed by southwards plunging graphs and insider seeming, tech-esque language.)

Thanks for your reply!

.d.



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