tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6732615.post6591719847650141476..comments2023-09-26T02:09:58.787+10:00Comments on diogenesian discourse: Is ethical investment an oxymoron?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6732615.post-76014231539094272682011-11-08T09:57:57.734+11:002011-11-08T09:57:57.734+11:00@Davoh: I don't think you understand how capit...@Davoh: I don't think you understand how capitalism works. In order to be paid to write your 25 pages you have to be able to advertise your skills as a writer - point to examples of peerless prose by Davoh that are likely to persuade someone that paying you to write is a good idea.<br /><br />Your previous posts on Gerry's blog wouldn't persuade Blind Freddy.<br /><br />Alternatively, you could do what most people end up doing with their novellas and screenplays and the like - write it on spec and shop it around in the hope someone will pick it up.AndrewMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09851337124321550115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6732615.post-36153908506541566792011-11-06T09:29:44.994+11:002011-11-06T09:29:44.994+11:00Davo, are you saying that only a rape victim's...Davo, are you saying that only a rape victim's comments about the wrongness of rape should be taken seriously? <br /><br />Are you saying that anyone who hasn't been raped should not be taken seriously if they hold forth about the wrongness of rape?The Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03884172849865230486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6732615.post-19578937389715175032011-11-06T01:44:27.370+11:002011-11-06T01:44:27.370+11:00(and i will write this - publish if you're gam...(and i will write this - publish if you're game ...) <br />mm, i guess it's one thing to post "shock, horror - isn't it awful" ..<br />while sitting comfortably on - yes - a gummint pension in the Blue Mountains. <br /><br />One might take more notice - or take you seriously IF you were posting from Algeria, or thereabouts.<br /><br />Compre.Davohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02785126939071213905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6732615.post-11230481582116156642011-11-06T01:22:19.879+11:002011-11-06T01:22:19.879+11:00Hope-less ? only if you believe so ... heh.Hope-less ? only if you believe so ... heh.Davohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02785126939071213905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6732615.post-12461873611696766842011-11-04T11:21:23.627+11:002011-11-04T11:21:23.627+11:00Davo, that was another Clayton's comment.
Yo...Davo, that was another Clayton's comment. <br />You really are hopeless. :-)The Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03884172849865230486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6732615.post-23373174277994667152011-11-04T05:14:33.477+11:002011-11-04T05:14:33.477+11:00mm,OK(bear in mind that am not a "self funded...mm,OK(bear in mind that am not a "self funded retiree" in that am existing by the good graces of the Australian taxpayer) and also living in the distant countryside of New South Wales (also by the good graces of a benevolent landlord) Will,at some stage, address the question and definition of "ethics" and "investment". <br /><br />However, I have given it some thought - and a response, in detail, may well take roughly 25 pages ...<br /><br />On the other hand, that sort of effort may well require payment.<br /><br /><br />Whaddya want, Gerry?Davohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02785126939071213905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6732615.post-89283969231866031942011-11-01T08:13:34.245+11:002011-11-01T08:13:34.245+11:00Davo, you have this annoying habit of making crypt...Davo, you have this annoying habit of making cryptic comments which assume the reader knows what you mean.<br /><br />If you're not prepared to offer a few words which seek to explain what you mean or why you're saying it, I'm not prepared to publish such "comments" in future.<br /><br />I'm certainly not going to get into the game of following up every comment you make with "why do you say that, Davo?".<br /><br />Capiche, paisano?The Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03884172849865230486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6732615.post-36719312296113602102011-10-30T19:23:54.081+11:002011-10-30T19:23:54.081+11:00Is ethical investment an oxymoron?
No.<i>Is ethical investment an oxymoron?</i><br /><br />No.Davohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02785126939071213905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6732615.post-32595670816914699432011-10-30T18:33:34.652+11:002011-10-30T18:33:34.652+11:00Consider the plight of 'investors' in Tels...Consider the plight of 'investors' in Telstra and QANTAS ..Davohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02785126939071213905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6732615.post-27086210357092067162011-10-30T08:38:00.104+11:002011-10-30T08:38:00.104+11:00There are two big problems with an ethical investm...There are two big problems with an ethical investment strategy. The first is that it might not be as ethical as it first appears. It may not be as extreme as the Sheraton example you linked, but it may be just a front. Remember all that Indonesian furniture Hardly Normal were selling which turned out to be made from logs with fake sustainably harvested stickers?<br /><br />The other problem is much more compelling. Companies that are run ethically with sustainable practices a) are few and far between, and b) don't make money, because making a profit is itself unsustainable.<br /><br />Now you might invest in something that doesn't make money (or, in fact, loses money after fees, charges and taxes are applied) if you're a philanthropist, but not otherwise.AndrewMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09851337124321550115noreply@blogger.com