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See also yesterday's Salon.

When locusts move on, they leave nothing behind
by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Fri Jul 18th, 2008 at 02:45:20 AM EST
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Thanks.  I missed that.

Another interesting angle is the supposed balance between saving the environment and saving jobs.  This is precisely the same narrative that exists in China.  With the added menacing twist that if jobs are sacrificed, very disruptive social insecurity will ensue.

... all progress depends on the unreasonable mensch.
(apologies to G.B. Shaw)

by marco (cowannar at gmail punkt com) on Fri Jul 18th, 2008 at 04:35:08 AM EST
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