Tradable Citizenship values would be closely related to the value of average lives in the various countries. <value of a life& trade able citizenships... >
Israel GDP per capita is a lot higher than Gaza GDP per capita and that gives a bit of a guide to how many Palestinians to swap for a Jew; not an Israeli as there are many Israelis who are Moslems and of course Palestinians won't take Moslems hostage if they are true to their word, which of course they aren't. In some cultures, words are used to describe reality, in other cultures words are used to deceive about reality, conjuring false ideas in the minds of other people. I had a boss once who it seemed was incapable of simply saying true things. It was as though if he wasn't putting an angle on it to position things to his benefit, it would be all wrong.
When Palestinians say things, the things they say bear little relationship to reality but will involve property and power being transferred to them. It seems to be that people who live in a repressive environment, where property is gained in a zero sum game with other people, view life, words and other people as things to be manipulated to personal gain.
In the scientific world, excluding Global Warming, words are used to describe reality. In Global Warming, "The Science" is used to extract loot from other people, with "hide the decline" and other deceits used to deceive. "The Science" and Global Warming scientists bear the same relation to Einstein, Popper, Feynman as prostitutes do to marriage and children.
People in the Sendai parts of Japan are not too worried about Global Warming leading to a gradual 30cm rise in the Pacific Ocean over 100 years. Most people around the world are probably now more aware that it's the quick sea level rises over a couple of seconds which are more important.
Properties for sale in Pauanui are increasing fast, mostly because of the recession as people try to cut their losses. Prices are apparently still high though. Hundreds of thousands of people live on sea level sand spits on the east coast of New Zealand, waiting for their tsunami.
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