"I read this article in the NRO, and the author actually made some interesting arguments. 'Basically,' he said, 'I am questioning the premise that [you know what] is a problem rather than an opportunity.' Does he have a point?..."
Absolutely. Ok, some people may die, including possibly half your friends and relatives, but if the estate tax is abolished, just think of the opportunities!
And "liberals" are always bitching about over-population. Voila.
Housing prices will come down, plenty of opportunities there; oil peak will be deferred, and with the sharp immediate decrease in consumption, prices will tumble - you can start the opportunity right now by taking a bold stand on commodity futures. Any entrepreneur who really believes the predictions can get a head start right now.
This is of course not including the microeconomic [micoeconomic?] opportunities.
Avian 'Flu kits and survival packages are already a minor internet boom business, sellers of dried lentils and canned soup will do well, and of course a number of our political leaders have done well out of the whole tamiflu and vaccine business.
Opportunities abound.
Ok, so you might die, but think of the opportunities.
Oh, he meant global climate change?.
Well, sure. Same reasoning applies, as the Old Chinese Saying goes...
Hey, Avian 'Flu might lead to a sharp decrease in carbon emission for decades or even centuries.
Two-fer-one. Howzabouthat?
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Just so you know, "crisis" is _not_ composed of "danger" and "opportunity", and there has never been a Chinese saying about it. It's probably the work of some not-entirely-clueful non-native speaker who misread the meaning of ki, the character above.
see this essay for more info.
I know, I link to that essay in two places - the ideogram and at the end.