I suppose, Fred, if the other parts of the world producing fertilizer can ramp up production, disaster can be averted. Fertilizer prices had already gone up dramatically before this war; and by all appearances, that will get worse, at least to some extent, if it has not already.
I would think the fertilizer shortage would be delayed, in that fertilizer for the Northern Hemisphere’s growing season should be already bought and being used. But in line with this, I don’t think present global GDP can be produced with 20% (or 12 or 15%) less oil and nat gas. That spells worldwide recession. Agricultural lack will deepen it next year.
This war of choice–war of whim–this attack on an Iran pretty much minding its own business…looks like it will devolve into a real catastrophe for so many innocent people. Zionists came out of their very real victimhood of WWII with the attitude now that the only race that matters at all is their own. No amount of suffering of non-Jews is too much if it furthers the perceived interests of the Likud masters of the state of Israel.
I am not sure. That sounded like Malthus 2.0.
I suppose, Fred, if the other parts of the world producing fertilizer can ramp up production, disaster can be averted. Fertilizer prices had already gone up dramatically before this war; and by all appearances, that will get worse, at least to some extent, if it has not already.
I would think the fertilizer shortage would be delayed, in that fertilizer for the Northern Hemisphere’s growing season should be already bought and being used. But in line with this, I don’t think present global GDP can be produced with 20% (or 12 or 15%) less oil and nat gas. That spells worldwide recession. Agricultural lack will deepen it next year.
This war of choice–war of whim–this attack on an Iran pretty much minding its own business…looks like it will devolve into a real catastrophe for so many innocent people. Zionists came out of their very real victimhood of WWII with the attitude now that the only race that matters at all is their own. No amount of suffering of non-Jews is too much if it furthers the perceived interests of the Likud masters of the state of Israel.
This really seems to be evolving into the mistake I had feared when this began, J. Sobran. I hope I’m wrong.