The minute political deals, the statesman and intellectual of the century. During the XX International Book Fair of Havana, Fidel Castro brings together hundreds of intellectuals to ask what we consider the most pressing problem. Some respond that the radicalization of the progressive movements in Latin America, other than preparation for challenges yet to glimpse. The Commander stated that the primary is the survival of the species. Warns that "eminent thinkers viewed with clear that the developed capitalist system up to an inevitable disaster. "
In effect, mankind faces a series of crisis closely intertwined. Capitalist destruction of nature have contributed to global warming and climate change that a systematic, coupled with financial speculation, triggering severe shortages of food. Fidel quoted Paul Krugman's article "Drought, floods and food" 02/13/2011, according to which "we in the midst of a global food crisis (the second in three years). The global food prices reached a record high in January, driven by huge increases in prices wheat, maize, sugar and oils. These inflated prices have only had a limited effect on U.S. inflation, which remains low from a historical standpoint, but are having a brutal impact for the world's poor, who spend much or even most of their income on food basic. "
Financial capital is the culprit in the short term. Krugman adds that "the American right (and China) blames the easy money policies of the Federal Reserve, and at least one expert says there is' blood in the hands of Bernanke." Meanwhile, French President Nicolas Sarkozy blamed speculators and accuses them of "extortion and plunder '. " But capitalism is causing long term. Fidel still quoting Krugman: "Although there are several factors that have contributed to the sharp rise in food prices, which really stands out is the extent to which adverse weather events have disrupted agricultural production. And these adverse weather events are exactly the kind of thing you expect to see as the increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases climate change (which means that the current rising price of food could be just the start ). "
In effect, mankind faces a series of crisis closely intertwined. Capitalist destruction of nature have contributed to global warming and climate change that a systematic, coupled with financial speculation, triggering severe shortages of food. Fidel quoted Paul Krugman's article "Drought, floods and food" 02/13/2011, according to which "we in the midst of a global food crisis (the second in three years). The global food prices reached a record high in January, driven by huge increases in prices wheat, maize, sugar and oils. These inflated prices have only had a limited effect on U.S. inflation, which remains low from a historical standpoint, but are having a brutal impact for the world's poor, who spend much or even most of their income on food basic. "
Financial capital is the culprit in the short term. Krugman adds that "the American right (and China) blames the easy money policies of the Federal Reserve, and at least one expert says there is' blood in the hands of Bernanke." Meanwhile, French President Nicolas Sarkozy blamed speculators and accuses them of "extortion and plunder '. " But capitalism is causing long term. Fidel still quoting Krugman: "Although there are several factors that have contributed to the sharp rise in food prices, which really stands out is the extent to which adverse weather events have disrupted agricultural production. And these adverse weather events are exactly the kind of thing you expect to see as the increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases climate change (which means that the current rising price of food could be just the start ). "
example of this, the fall in production Wheat, which "according to Agriculture Department data from the U.S., is a reflection of a sharp fall in the former Soviet Union. And we know what should be just that: a heat wave and an unprecedented drought, which raised the temperature in Moscow over 38 degrees for the first time in history. " At the same time, limited arable land devoted to growing food for livestock, biofuels and cotton, and transnational corporations between 2008 and 2009 have been purchased in the Third World, 40 million hectares, about 400. 000 kilometers of land, four times the size of Cuba. Meanwhile, from 1970 to the present world population doubles exceeding the available resources.
In summary, Fidel insists that capitalism accelerated march towards a disaster, and that the end of the human species could be a matter of a century. Even in religions that prophesy the apocalypse was thought to be in this millennium and this century. Think, meditate, which is not a wasted effort. "I think we should behave like a family, and share what we have: about oil, other food, beyond doctors .... Why can not consider the world as the home of one human family? No other planet to which to move. "
In summary, Fidel insists that capitalism accelerated march towards a disaster, and that the end of the human species could be a matter of a century. Even in religions that prophesy the apocalypse was thought to be in this millennium and this century. Think, meditate, which is not a wasted effort. "I think we should behave like a family, and share what we have: about oil, other food, beyond doctors .... Why can not consider the world as the home of one human family? No other planet to which to move. "
And in this regard" intellectuals can perhaps provide a great service to humanity. This would not save in terms of thousands, perhaps even in terms of centuries. The problem is that our species is facing new problems, and did not learn even to survive. " If we can understand the risk intellectuals who are living in this moment, the answer can not be postponed, perhaps to dissuade the more self-sufficient and incapable creatures that ever existed: we, the politicians. " War
advised not kill a soldier, but unbridled capitalism could well end up with humanity. Think.
advised not kill a soldier, but unbridled capitalism could well end up with humanity. Think.
