David B. Shemano explained a possible increase in the prevalence of earthquakes as being > Obviously [due to] the advancement of financial capitalism and the deepening immiseration of the working class.<
It's more likely a matter of Mother Nature striking back: those East-Coast elitist NPR-listening and quiche-eating tax-and-spend liberals have messed with the Invisible Hand, restricting Its bountiful benevolence -- so It's slapping us back. The Japanese are being punished for their statist version of capitalism. Thanks to JMP for providing a serious answer. As others pointed out, the problems created by earthquakes and tsunamis (which like have _not_ been getting worse except perhaps at the edges) have gotten worse due to crowding of populations and _seem_ to have gotten worse due to media coverage. Of course, it could be part of the prophecy in the film "2012" coming true: all of the crust of the Earth is shifting a significant distance in order to create exciting movie scenes and jobs for unemployed actors. -- Jim Devine / "Segui il tuo corso, e lascia dir le genti." (Go your own way and let people talk.) -- Karl, paraphrasing Dante. _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
