Thursday, January 31, 2008

VK is my hero

Seriously. Vaclav Klaus, the president of the Czech Republic, probably the best economist ever, is my secret hero. I would not dream of revealing this to the public, but one has to be courageous.
He is my hero because he is not only able to say something very popular and "populistic" in Czech Republic, but to position himself so that he cannot be wrong!
There are the following options: First, there might be no climate change and no need to protect the environment (and climate). In this case VK is a winner, because he told us so.
Second, the climate change is coming, but it will be manageable. In this case, VK is also right, because current suggestions are mere first attempts that will almost surely be replaced by some other, more effective, mechanisms. In that case, he wins, because he criticizes current mechanisms as expensive and inefficient.
Third, he is wrong, and humans will fail and our mighty civilization will fall. In that case, who cares who was VK.
There is also the sweet cherry on the top - he is against most people, against "media" and other "conspirators".
Honestly, I don't believe how he could possibly loose. I have to admire him. You should too.

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