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Obama Science Czar John Holdren – American exceptionalism can be stopped via redistribution
Fire Andrea Mitchell .com ^ | September 9, 2009 | Holdren conference video

Posted on 09/10/2009 8:51:42 AM PDT by Texas Fossil

His own words:

HOLDREN: There has been a strain of what many people call “US exceptionalism” in the United States, the notion that the United States is so big, so important, so powerful, so technologically advanced that it can and should do what it wants. I think this strain is misguided.

BRIT: Will Americans need to reduce their living standards? Is that politically viable, or will technology [unintelligible] do it?

HOLDREN: I think ultimately that the rate of growth of material consumption is going to have to come down, and there’s going to have to be a degree of redistribution of how much we consume, in terms of energy and material resources, in order to leave room for people who are poor to become more prosperous.

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To: AdmSmith; Berosus; bigheadfred; Convert from ECUSA; dervish; Ernest_at_the_Beach; Fred Nerks; ...
There has been a strain of what many people call "US exceptionalism" in the United States, the notion that the United States is so big, so important, so powerful, so technologically advanced that it can and should do what it wants. I think this strain is misguided... I think ultimately that the rate of growth of material consumption is going to have to come down, and there's going to have to be a degree of redistribution of how much we consume, in terms of energy and material resources, in order to leave room for people who are poor to become more prosperous.
Wrong. The only sustainable economy is one based on surplus. Redistribution is merely a method by which its advocates can seize absolute power and exterminate all means by which their yoke can be broken.

If we are to start redistribution, the place to start is in Washington DC, and in all the NGO self-appointed ruling classes and wannabees.

And not be nice about it.
21 posted on 09/10/2009 3:19:19 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/__Since Jan 3, 2004__Profile updated Monday, January 12, 2009)
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and the van that got thrown under the bus:
22 posted on 09/10/2009 4:33:10 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/__Since Jan 3, 2004__Profile updated Monday, January 12, 2009)
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To: DarthVader

Yep!


23 posted on 09/10/2009 5:06:24 PM PDT by Texas Fossil (Texas has yet to learn submission to any oppression, come from what source it may. -Sam Houston)
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To: Lurker

I have it also.

Solzhenitsyn understands the devil and the Commies.


24 posted on 09/10/2009 5:08:12 PM PDT by Texas Fossil (Texas has yet to learn submission to any oppression, come from what source it may. -Sam Houston)
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To: marstegreg

We were, are and I pray forever will be.

It is something that I do not want to die because of my generation for the next.

The Commies will soon learn what Americans truly are, right now we are POed. Not a good thing.


25 posted on 09/10/2009 5:11:49 PM PDT by Texas Fossil (Texas has yet to learn submission to any oppression, come from what source it may. -Sam Houston)
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