tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811749743523633503.post7525111611211383198..comments2024-03-20T11:36:53.907+00:00Comments on Restoring Mayberry: The Future of IrelandBrian Kallerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11082602126850605083noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811749743523633503.post-26138556118542306072009-05-19T11:11:00.000+01:002009-05-19T11:11:00.000+01:00JP,
Good point. Lower per capita may simply mean...JP, <br /><br />Good point. Lower per capita may simply mean greater efficiency rather than less consumerism -- although I'm not sure it can only mean greater efficiency. If it does, though, efficiency is good too.Brian Kallerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11082602126850605083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811749743523633503.post-10443523044167344782009-05-10T09:22:00.000+01:002009-05-10T09:22:00.000+01:00Rod Dreher's article is the best I have read from ...Rod Dreher's article is the best I have read from him, and I agree wholeheartedly with many of his points, besides being surprised by the evidence he provides for a culture that looked for an alternative to materialism for a long time. Your point is probably quite valid, though I must say that when you say "per capita consumption and waste remains far below that of the U.S." you ought <I>never</I> to assume this means less materialism. Rather, lower per capita consumption relates <I>purely</I> to the free market providing much more incentive for efficiency: the high energy consumption in Australia, probably the least materialistic and certainly the most conservative country in the OECD, is the clearest proof.jpbenneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02664829103165280260noreply@blogger.com