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What is humanity's biggest problem?

Evil people
 
I'd say the lack of respect for not only each other, but for life itself.
 
Elora said:
They choose for themselves what is right and wrong instead of listening to Jehovah...
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And Jehovah says it’s right to own slaves and occasionally kill children.
 
Antiwar said:
Capitalism isn't a root cause.
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It absolutely is. Capitalism drives over-consumption. It drives wasteful and damaging industrial process. It prevents the development and widespread usage of less profitable but more environmentally sustainable processes.

Capitalism is absolutely the root cause.
 
The spread of fake news and propaganda.
 
Antiwar said:
The one-word answer: Industrialism.
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So how far back into primitivism do you think we should go? Medieval era? Classical? Back to Stone Age Hunter-gatherers?

What percentage of humanity do you believe should be killed off when we no longer have industrial agriculture and pharmaceutical processes?
 
What #55 doesn't get is that all formal economies are varying imbalances of capitalism, socialism, and industrialism. And if industrialism were harmless to the planet, we could have right-libertarian dream capitalism on steroids for everyone and it wouldn't harm the planet.
 
#58: Again, there's no going back (well, probably not on purpose), there's only moving forward. Revolutionize the Industrial Revolution! Vote for me and I'll set you free!
 
Antiwar said:
What #55 doesn't get is that all formal economies are varying imbalances of capitalism, socialism, and industrialism. And if industrialism were harmless to the planet, we could have right-libertarian dream capitalism on steroids for everyone and it wouldn't harm the planet.
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And you believe all those formal economies are actively destroying the Earth, yes?

Maybe therefore we should get rid of the system that encourages a race to the bottom in the name of maximized profits?

Also, way to be too big of a coward to quote me.
 
Antiwar said:
#58: Again, there's no going back (well, probably not on purpose), there's only moving forward. Revolutionize the Industrial Revolution! Vote for me and I'll set you free!
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So you blame industrialism but you want to keep industrialism?
 
#61 is playing pissed off ping pong. Go back to #60. Heck, go back to #58 and compare it to #60.
 
Antiwar said:
#61 is playing pissed off ping pong. Go back to #60. Heck, go back to #58 and compare it to #60.
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You could always address my arguments rather than just baiting, trolling, and being too scared to actually quote me.
 
I give you...r commentary more respect than deserved (sorry for sounding conservative).
 
Antiwar said:
Economic growth?! Chuckle.
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Understanding Economic Growth and the many sources ........

Supply Side Economics is the enemy to economic growth because it produces Austerity (austerity pulls money from economy kind of like a fascist economy).
 
Antiwar said:
Economic growth?! Chuckle.
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There can be no economic growth without a growing labor force, which is makes immigration is so important and what made America the greatest economic power on earth. The chuckle is sharing that economic growth across the board with everyone than just the rich and large corps, as if that's ever going to happen. GDP per capita continues to improve but it doesn't get distributed per capita.
 
I like your overall attitude, especially your handling of my reply. But I see at least one point of yours that I'd like to discuss.

bluesmoke said:
There can be no economic growth without a growing labor force
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That sure seems like an outmoded notion.

bluesmoke said:
, which is makes immigration is so important
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I say that that's not why immigration is important.

bluesmoke said:
and what made America the greatest economic power on earth.
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Immigration made America an economic force? Is America's economic force all good?

bluesmoke said:
The chuckle is sharing that economic growth across the board with everyone than just the rich and large corps, as if that's ever going to happen. GDP per capita continues to improve but it doesn't get distributed per capita.
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I agree, but I'm trying to focus on what should be done, and I'm trying to be more positive about what can be done.

Also @Razoo.
 
Humanity.
 
Humans.

Is that short enough?

We have met the enemy and he is us.
Pogo

Grand Mal said:
Civilization.
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Gotta disagree. While there are problems, Civ is a net plus.
 
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