China wrecked the Copenhagen deal?

[Matter-Eater Lad]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/dec/22/copenhagen-climate-change-mark-lynas

[Space Cadet]

Not surprised. In fact I suspected it. It seems to be how they've been operating in any arena where they want their way. It doesn't even have much to do with any issue, it's all about making the other superpowers look as weak in comparison as possible.

[Dfit00]

We should all learn Chinese and move to China, that way we will be billionaires in no time.

[Saffire]

I think Americans are about to learn the hard way that economic freedom trumps social freedom any day of the week. China's the perfect example of this.

[Dfit00]

Laissez-faire capitalism isn't always a good thing. It is indeed, but not in the long run.

[Cobalt]

I would like to see Ruddkipz banging his microphone on the table in frustration. He brings great amusement whenever he does random shit like that.

 

Did I hear a mention of China as a developing country in the article? Lols! They are a new super-power of the world and they know it. Not surprising. Damn Chinese.

 

I noticed about some country putting in huge amounts of money to "developing countries" and other countries following suit to look good during Copenhagen. As per usual. Boo!

[Matter-Eater Lad]

Laissez-faire capitalism isn't always a good thing. It is indeed, but not in the long run.

 

It has worked the best in the long run. In the short run keynesianism works or at least appears to work well only the be false and hurt the long run. Its sacrificing the long term economy for the short term. Like giving a gunshot victim painkillers and adrenaline, in the short term they may feel and appear a little bit better, but if you push off the real problem and don't deal with it you make the patient much more sick. Once the pain meds and adrenaline wear off the patient has lost a lot of blood and is actually in good shape.

 

American has not learned this lesson yet because a rich nation can be foolish longer than a poor. But we will come to the end of that rope and having to completely change our economic views and country to make up for our mistakes.

[Saffire]

Laissez-faire capitalism isn't always a good thing. It is indeed, but not in the long run.

 

I see this repeated so much, and so often, from so many different people. And I genuinely wonder: where does it come from? I can only assume that somewhere along the way people gather enough anecdotal, empirical, and a priori evidence to solidify this notion in their mind as a nonnegotiable fact of nature.

 

Does it come from Disney movies you see growing up? Or maybe public school? I feel like an anthropologist now, humans are so fascinating!