I had promised myself that I would refrain from anymore posts on Lomborg
or his book until I read it, but I can't resist this on page 6 of the
section "The Litany."
"Whereas 75 percent of the young people in the developing world born
around 1915 were illiterate, this is true for only 16 percent of today's
youth."
Unless I'm mistaken, 100% of all "young people" born, regardless of the
year, are illiterate. BTW, are there any "old people" born? What the
hell has this to do with environmental policy? OK, OK Tantillo, no more
until I've read, or at least gone through the entire book.
Steven
We inhabit a world of dismal success
and heroic failure.
Irving Horowitz
The Anarchists
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