Having studied economic development
You’re making me laugh.
, one of the most widely known ideas that is the biggest predictor of human rights inside a country is if that country produces Coal or especially Oil. “Oil is a curse for human rights in a country” In countries with Growing Oil production, there is a strong correlation with increasing mortality rates, increased poverty, increased human rights abuses,
I’m laughing again. I suppose you’ll offer some nonsense about an African nation in which the tyrannical leader has made deals with oil companies and is seizing all the oil revenue for himself. There are a number of them. There are other African nations that are abjectly poor. There’s no oil revenue to steal. But these problems boil down to the despotic governments. The problems have no connection to extraction of natural resources. The abusers are the thugs in charge.
The Kalahari bushmen Who don’t use oil, also report extensive leisure time, long life, low disease rates.
Yeah. I’m laughing again. As if anyone other than a Kalahari bushman sees the life of a bushman as something to pursue. The population of Botswana is about 2.2 million. There might be 100,000 Kalahari bushmen. The life expectancy in Botswana is 55. The country has a huge AIDS problem. They haven’t figured out how AIDS is spread. You’re spouting more fantasy.
Countries with high oil production have much higher rates of lead poisoning and acid rain, respiratory illnesses, There have been several studies that have provided surprising evidence to counter your claim that fossil fuels allow people to live safer longer lives.
You get lead poisoning from lead. We don’t use lead in gasoline anymore. And a growing percentage of electricity is produced with natural gas, rather than coal, which reduces the sulphur that contributes to acid rain. You’re decades behind the technology. Look at cars. Do you see rusted bodies on cars? No. Even cars that are 20 years old still look great.
