are believing that the american way of capitalisme is outdated.

but to save the world the wars have to be stopped.

the system of responsible capitalisme and social feelings for the community is called; social democraty.

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The context of this guy... he recently proposed that the world financial crises have been invented by the US Evil Empire to discredit emerging leaders such as Hugo Chávez and Evo Morales. His alternative universe is a la-la land of 50's style stalinism tropical style!

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The best social systems in the world are in The Netherlands and Scandinavia, it is called social-democracy, and that is what the US has to copy.

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In his article, Evo Morales rightly and justly complains that capitalism dominates and pollutes the Earth, including South America and Bolivia. Yet his basic solution appears to be lots and lots of money from various international banks to develop Bolivia's economy. What difference will it make to Bolivia's natural environment if it is destroyed by Bolivian investors instead of North American, European and Chinese investors?

In his article, Evo Morales says nothing about family planning clinics and the right of every woman to decide if and when to birth her children. Are the native peoples of Bolivia dominated by male supremacy? Is the population of Bolivia growing? How many Bolivians emmigrate to other countries every year?

I suggest all human beings everywhere agree to save their planet from overpopulation and economic expansion. Most people are good, but too much of any good thing turns it bad.

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He's right, on every point. The only thing to add is that women need to realize that they and their children will suffer most from climate change. All economic downturns hit women harder than men, and climate change is the Father of Economic Downturns.

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13) Innovation and technology related to climate changes must be within the public domain, not under any private monopolistic patent regime that obstructs and makes technology transfer more expensive to developing countries.

The USA agrees wholeheartedly with President Morales that no small inventor should have an effective patent on any global warming invention. W. Bush will now sing the Internationale with President Morales, in harmony.

The two countries only differ on whether multinationals like Exxon should hold these same monopoly patents and lock them away in vaults.

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I just wish that Pres. Morales would give up the phrase "climate change" and stick with another reduction, because the "climate change" red herring just brings out the two sides arguing each other, "global warming is happening" vs. "global warming is a myth", and "global warming is occurring but has nothing to do with human activity".

Trashing the earth, chopping down forests, digging and dynamiting to get every last buried resource, burning oil and gas, polluting rivers, lakes and oceans, letting species die off, is a cluster which is difficult to reduce to one catch-all phrase, but anything is better than the "global climate change" bait. It seems to stall progress rather than promote it.

That said, I would add that I believe Morales' motives to be pure and strong, and I pray for his continued success.

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I hope President Obama will listen to the wisdom present in Evo Morales words. From one president to another, as it were.

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spells it out for us all, in black and white, the truths that have been there for all of us to see over the past decade or more.

He simply speaks the truth. Capitalism is destroying the earth, thus destroying the people who inhabit the earth. It's inherent purpose is to create wealth, not to serve the people or the planet.

It is time to put the focus back on Living Well, and protecting that (the earth) which sustains us all. The capitalist system, and those who benefit most from its application, don't even realize that by attacking the earth and its peoples with no conscience, it is literally biting the hand that feeds it.

I wish Evo was the man that was our newly elected president. He certainly knows what end is up, and he has the kahunas to actually speak up and do something about it.

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The essentially socialist president of a country as obscure to most Americans as Togo, even though it's practically next door to us. I'd venture to say most Americans couldn't name more than a half dozen nations in Latin America. I think Mr Morales has some pretty good ideas, especially about the shortcomings of capitalism. I, for one, am pretty disgusted with capitalism, and am ready to try something else, like socialism, for instance. They do a pretty good job of it in northern Europe, don't they?

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America is inundated with a preestablished belief system.
Capitalism like socialism maybe defined and compared but within the confines of a media and eductaion system that promotos only capitalism no one is given a free time chance to live any optional system to experience the affects of them on their own lives.

But Capitalism is about the promotion of the Corporate economic model of exclusivity of market domination. Whether it be natural resources or patented products for industry innovation or technology. As well it's about monetary control by a controlling few.
( Why does no one what to address that in Governement?)

One thing I must say though is that any person that invents anything should have exclusivity, rights to it. Therfore receive benefit from it.
Otherwise there is no reason to "think" about how to make the world a better place.

If I write something, a song or music or "my " method to accomplish something no one else has thought of why should the world get to have it without renumerating me for it?
The reason is would be absorbed by a government system, that is power. And there will always be those that would take your power away to benefit themselves. This is why there are laws, patent laws, so that people are self empowering. The is freedom.

It is Education that should be a universal right to all.
That's the source of individuals right and freedom to self determination. But that is even controlled and made exclusive by Capitalism.
Selfish greed is the root of inequality.
How "much" stuff does one need to feel secure and with out want?
It's just that some at that 1% level are so self absorbed they have lost or never had sight of being satisfied.

How many boats set in the harbor that never get used or a at fraction of value compared to what they cost. See my point.

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Action Alert: Bolivia’s Amazon Riches to Be Plundered for Oil
President Morales must be encouraged to live up to his grand rhetoric, and end his government's hurried measures to decimate massive indigenous rainforest protected areas and their biodiversity and climate values, in a manner eerily reminiscent of the capitalistic system against which he rallies
BRIEF BACKGROUND:
Bolivia's Madidi National Park and Pilón Lajas Biosphere
Reserve are communal lands containing some of the most
biodiverse areas on earth. With the assent of President
Evo Morales, the oil giant Petrobas and collaborators
have begun an oil exploration assault that threatens not
only these remarkable ecosystems, but also the culture
and livelihood of the resident indigenous peoples. Mr.
Morales must be encouraged to live up to his grand
rhetoric, and end his government's hurried plans to
decimate indigenous protected areas, local sustainable
livelihoods and their rainforest lands' biodiversity and
climate values.

TAKE ACTION NOW:
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TAKE ACTION

President Morales must be encouraged to live up to his grand rhetoric, and end his government's hurried measures to decimate massive indigenous rainforest protected areas and their biodiversity and climate values, in a manner eerily reminiscent of the capitalistic system against which he rallies

BRIEF BACKGROUND:
Bolivia's Madidi National Park and Pilón Lajas Biosphere Reserve are communal lands containing some of the most biodiverse areas on earth. With the assent of President Evo Morales, the oil giant Petrobas and collaborators have begun an oil exploration assault that threatens not only these remarkable ecosystems, but also the culture and livelihood of the resident indigenous peoples. Mr. Morales must be encouraged to live up to his grand rhetoric, and end his government's hurried plans to decimate indigenous protected areas, local sustainable livelihoods and their rainforest lands' biodiversity and climate values.

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The latest world economic crisis is not just caused by: Greed and corruption at all levels of society; Irresponsible sub-prime lending; Lack of regulation of credit derivatives; Domination of governments by corporate interests; Excessive energy consumption; Unfair taxation policies; Excessive debt; Unfair global corporate competitive practices; Uninformed electorates; Destruction of local economies; and Social and economic inequality. Most of these are not so much causes as symptoms.

At the root of capitalism is the notion is that the world has infinite resources. That no human actions can fundamentally alter the environment and affect the planet’s health. That natural resources- air water, oceans, land, animals and plants are unlimited & are only negligibly affected by human actions.

This notion of infinite resources is fundamentally flawed. All of our collective & individual actions are interrelated. The crises we face now & in the future are global in scope. Air, water, earth and sky are not owned by individual countries- they are global interconnected resources with universal rights of ownership.

Fundamentally, global corporations, governments & individuals must be held responsible & accountable for the costs required to address and correct the damage they cause to the world’s ecosystems. Conversely, actions that renew and sustain the environment should be rewarded. New policies must be shaped that renew the environment rather than destroy it.

Whether through taxation, a new form of global environmental currency, etc., every action that adversely affects plant and animal diversity- affects the drinkable water supply and quality of air; affects the ability of the earth to sustain long term agriculture; destroys old growth forests, etc. must come at a price proportionate to the damage caused. I will repeat- the full price of environmental destruction must be factored into the economic decisions of corporations, governments and individuals. When this takes place, actions that today are considered profitable will become extremely unprofitable and impossible to undertake.

Corporations, governments & individuals must be forced to think strategically about the best use of limited, finite resources and begin to act responsibly, factoring in human and environmental rights into their decision making & planning. Environmental costs can be determined by looking at the nature of the damage, its permanence, its effect on human health, climate change, etc. Human costs- lost lives, destroyed communities and cultures, economic and political dislocation, illegal imprisonment- these are only a few of the human costs of irresponsible corporate, military &governmental power.

New international bodies must be formed that can create the currency and regulating mechanisms to enforce full recognition of these costs & basic rights throughout the world economy. Fundamental to this recognition must be a respect for life and the interrelatedness of all life.

Inherent in this almost exclusive pursuit of profit is a fundamental disrespect for life. The notion of nature as the survival of the fittest is fundamentally false. While this belief may be at the root of capitalism- in nature there are cooperative systems that have evolved over thousands & millions of years to preserve & perpetuate diversity. Each form of life, from the smallest to the largest- serves a key niche in preserving the balance of the whole.

If collective global action does not take place, then environmental disasters will grow exponentially over the next 100 years- year by year- decade by decade. Once great economies will collapse and/or become even more militaristic in an effort to control remaining global resources. Economic inequalities will become more glaring and potentially world population will decline due to disaster & war- not self-regulation.

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