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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-08-08 08:51 PM Original message |
Already we have riots, hoarding, panic: the sign of things to come? |
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marmar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-08-08 08:56 PM Response to Original message |
1. Wow. I think I need a glass of wine (or some antidepressants) after reading that one.... |
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0007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-08-08 09:00 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Think I'll have a shot of heroin. (Just Kidding) I don't want |
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Joe Bacon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-09-08 01:50 PM Response to Reply #1 |
51. But, but, but, but Jesus is coming in a week or 2 |
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melody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-08-08 08:57 PM Response to Original message |
2. Bringing us a new world order, to the rescue n/t |
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provis99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-08-08 09:04 PM Response to Original message |
4. theres plenty of productive farmland in Africa that isn't being used |
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ben_meyers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-08-08 09:11 PM Response to Reply #4 |
9. Why isn't it being used then? |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-08-08 11:30 PM Response to Reply #9 |
21. Because much of it is owned by the rich, including non- africans, |
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ben_meyers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-09-08 12:05 AM Response to Reply #21 |
22. Then it is being used, just not for the right purposed, |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-09-08 01:14 AM Response to Reply #22 |
28. No, they didn't, & yes, some is lying fallow. |
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lynnertic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-08-08 09:25 PM Response to Reply #4 |
11. Farmers HERE IN AMERICA have to plant cash crops in order to get subsidies |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-08-08 10:59 PM Response to Reply #11 |
15. He didn't get a corn subsidy - because he didn't grown corn. |
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lynnertic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-09-08 09:13 AM Response to Reply #15 |
43. Hannah, his landlord didn't get the subsidy and was furthermore penalized the income from the water- |
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HamdenRice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-09-08 10:53 AM Response to Reply #4 |
44. This is correct -- but the reasons are complicated and varied |
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Olney Blue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-08-08 09:05 PM Response to Original message |
5. This is frightening. Food and safe water should be the priority of every |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-08-08 09:06 PM Response to Original message |
6. Dairy consumption in Asia? Do they engineer the cows to produce milk laced with lactaid?! |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-08-08 09:06 PM Response to Original message |
7. Overpopulation |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-08-08 09:06 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. 300 million in the US; don't blame us. |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-08-08 11:26 PM Response to Reply #8 |
20. Unfortunately, americans consume 1/4 of world resources. |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-08-08 09:26 PM Response to Reply #7 |
12. Don't look at me, Stinky, lol! I'm doin' MY part (my cats are my kids). |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-08-08 10:44 PM Response to Reply #7 |
14. I would gladly hand over a lot of Blame to the Catholic Church |
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WHEN CRABS ROAR (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-08-08 09:12 PM Response to Original message |
10. You probably don't want to know about the condition of the |
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Double T (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-08-08 09:32 PM Response to Original message |
13. Silly humans. Can't overpopulate the planet with 3 or 4 times it's carrying capacity........... |
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texshelters (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-08-08 11:12 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. What, there's a limit? |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-09-08 01:02 AM Response to Reply #13 |
27. The US consumes 1/4 to 1/3 of the world's resources. |
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GliderGuider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-09-08 01:44 AM Response to Reply #27 |
31. Well, food shortages are being created by more than just speculation. |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-09-08 02:15 AM Response to Reply #31 |
34. There was a RECORD rice harvest this year. n/t |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-09-08 02:41 AM Response to Reply #34 |
35. more data.... |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-11-08 11:47 AM Response to Reply #13 |
57. Silly humans. Can't consume so much in industrialized countries |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-08-08 11:08 PM Response to Original message |
16. It's irresponsible fear-mongering. Do you think it's just |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-08-08 11:13 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. Commodity speculation driving up prices of Indian agro products |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-08-08 11:22 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. Prices for rice, Asia’s essential food, skyrocketing |
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GliderGuider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-09-08 12:09 AM Response to Original message |
23. There isn't much time left, and the problem is snowballing |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-09-08 01:00 AM Response to Reply #23 |
26. according to this oecd graph, South africa, for example |
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GliderGuider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-09-08 01:26 AM Response to Reply #26 |
29. "africa can feed itself quite well given the chance." |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-09-08 01:40 AM Response to Reply #29 |
30. Maybe if the US & other big powers got the hell out |
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GliderGuider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-09-08 01:53 AM Response to Reply #30 |
32. I certainly don't think "more aid" is the answer. The problem is too big for that. |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-09-08 02:12 AM Response to Reply #32 |
33. I don't mean to be personally antagonistic. |
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GliderGuider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-09-08 08:32 AM Response to Reply #33 |
40. Governments have messed with people ever since there have been govenments. It's what they do. |
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eilen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-09-08 06:35 AM Response to Reply #29 |
38. I think it is difficult |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-09-08 04:18 AM Response to Reply #26 |
36. "To understand Darfur, understand where the World Food Program gets its relief foods, |
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dixiegrrrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-09-08 06:28 AM Response to Reply #36 |
37. They are also the companies |
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GliderGuider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-09-08 08:48 AM Response to Reply #37 |
42. I agree completely. |
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psychmommy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-09-08 08:26 AM Response to Reply #23 |
39. is this a form of genocide? |
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GliderGuider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-09-08 08:45 AM Response to Reply #39 |
41. I'm undecided on that. |
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psychmommy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-09-08 12:59 PM Response to Reply #41 |
49. ok, i understand where you are coming from. |
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GliderGuider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-09-08 01:26 PM Response to Reply #49 |
50. From the perspective of a 50 year window on civilization it doesn't matter that much. |
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HamdenRice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-09-08 11:07 AM Response to Reply #23 |
46. Your paper has a lot of ... uuhhhh .... problems |
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GliderGuider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-09-08 11:44 AM Response to Reply #46 |
47. I'm not going to argue with you, the paper is intended to be a scenario, not a prediction |
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HamdenRice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 10:20 AM Response to Reply #47 |
54. I don't think so |
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Fovea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-09-08 12:18 AM Response to Original message |
24. Economy in the time of the plague |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-09-08 12:38 AM Response to Reply #24 |
25. who brought us here? n/t |
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Fovea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-09-08 06:54 PM Response to Reply #25 |
53. The Republican trimvirate |
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HamdenRice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-09-08 10:57 AM Response to Original message |
45. There's a huge contradiction in this article that suggests fear mongering |
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GliderGuider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-09-08 11:48 AM Response to Reply #45 |
48. By "fear mongering" are you suggesting that what they're saying isn't true? |
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crimsonblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-09-08 04:50 PM Response to Original message |
52. I can't believe this |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 08:27 PM Response to Reply #52 |
55. Interesting observation. |
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Porfirio (4 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-10-08 10:11 PM Response to Original message |
56. It's getting ugly |
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liberal4truth (309 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 05:43 AM Response to Original message |
58. Answer: " Soylent Green". The signs were all there over 30 years ago now! |
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liberal4truth (309 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-04-08 05:45 AM Response to Original message |
59. You hain't seen nuthin yet. Its gonna get worse. Lots worse ! |
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