Johan Norberg: COLD IS THE WORST KILLER:
"The big story in Dagens Nyheter today is that thousands of Swedes will die every year because of higher temperatures. That´s correct, but shouldn´t they also write about the thousands of deaths from cold that will be avoided?
As Bjørn Lomborg points out in his new book Cool it! (now in Swedish) each year 200,000 Europeans die each year because from excess heat, but many more - 1.5 million - die from excess cold. In the UK an increase in temperature by 2 degrees will probably result in another 2,000 deaths from heat, but in 20,000 fewer deaths from cold."
Global warming is a nice bi-product of economic growth and should be seen as a blessing rather than something to fear! I mean who doesnt want a warmer climate?
In these cold wintry times im sure a lot of scandinavians would welcome a little global warming and think about how it would prevent a lot of broken bones in the ski slopes, frozen fingers plus lower heating costs!
Global warming is Good!
27 November 2007
Global Warming Saves Lives!
Nyliberal Utopi
11/27/2007
Etiketter: exxonmobil, johan norberg, koch oil, lomborg, neoliberal, neoliberalism, nyliberal, nyliberalism, oil funded thinktanks, oilpuppets, propaganda
29 January 2007
Sharia is Good!
Some of my fellow ideologues seem to have the misconception that World_War IV is somehow fought against sharia law or religious states, which is of course a complete misunderstanding of the issue.
I only have to point to the fact that Iraq wasnt dominated by religion at all before the liberation, it was a stalinist dicatorship, but people are now liberated to practice religion free from any oppression.
Actually, Iraq now is now very close to the ideal "night watchman state" (swe. "nattväktarstaten") where the influence of the state is reduced to a minimum and security is in the hands of corporate and "religious" militia.
Also, the US and its allies strongly support countries where Sharia Law is practiced like Saudi, Pakistan, Jordan, Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Oman, Kuwait, etc
Just look at how US aid and weapons are distributed;
The United States...signed an estimated $6.2 billion worth of new deals last year to sell attack helicopters, missiles, and other armaments to developing nations such as the United Arab Emirates, Pakistan, India, Israel, Egypt, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia.
In the gulf region, Bahrain, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates have filed plans to buy Black Hawk helicopters -- for a total of $1 billion. Oman plans to buy a $48 million anti-tank missile system. The Emirates plans to buy rocket artillery equipment and military trucks for $752 million and Bahrain will purchase Javelin missiles for $42 million.
Bahrain alone has accounted for $1 billion in foreign military sales in the five years since 9/11.
A total of $21 billion in arms sales agreements were signed from September 2005 to September 2006 and as Erik Svansbo points out the US foreign policy has made them the most popular country in the world.
Nyliberal Utopi
1/29/2007
Etiketter: Guns R Us, oilpuppets, salvador option, Task Force 121