Indeed the thermodynamic or economic concept of sustainable development can be seen as a totally conservative strategy, in that we (our nation, society, or humanity) can progress while being circumspect about our resources, i.e. sustainable development.
Maybe in the subject essay the euphemism, Sustainable Development, could just be replaced with the term Leftism.
It could indeed be seen as “a totally conservative strategy”, were it not already defined by leftists as something different. Research the term “sustainable development”. It already has a definition which does in fact seem to tie “these many dire environmental issues...to a new feudalism.”
What you omit is the voluntary aspect of all the forces necessary; where do we harvest and who will hoe?
I disagree with your assessment. I do not think this a semantic exercise.
Those intent on global domination have written a broad plan: Man In the Biosphere. The broad plan has its principle goals: Agenda 21. They have a vehicle to carry that goal: Sustainable Development.
They have provided us the details, including what legal framework must be erected to enforce the plan. They have left their calling card throughout our institutions, via a new lexicon of words, so to hide what we all inherently know is the poison of socialism.
The problem is that you, and others, see the word “sustainable development” and THINK “conserve resources”...
BUT the AUTHORS of the plan, the ONLY ones that may interpret the meaning of their words, see the word “sustainable development” and KNOW that it means “global socialism” through the accelerated denial of private property.
Take a look at the growing number of “World Heritage” sites, and “Biosphere Reserves”... Investigate the increasing amount of land confiscated by the federal government. Look at wetlands provisions and wildlife corridors, the clean water restoration act, the food safety act, etc. Read the new building codes, and environmental laws that are being promulgated. Search the curriculum of our schools and colleges. Even our grocery stores and shopping malls carry the water of these change agents, using advertising to convey to us, and more importantly to our children, the central organizing principle. Everywhere one may look, the fingerprint of a centralized control married to environmentalism is evident... AND the guiding philosophy is consistently “sustainability.”
There is a lot more to this than you may be aware... a pseudo religious aspect based in New Age philosophy. If you search, you will discover that many corporate leaders have received “trainings” in New Age-centered “human potential” programs... all of which possess some aspect of this mother earth philosophy. Many have made such “training” a requirement for their high level employees. The same indoctrination is also present among many teachers, etc. I know because I witnessed it with my own eyes. I met many executives from major companies who were caught up in this nonsense. I saw the lists of hundreds of others, whom I never met... and knew of the general plans to bring as many intellectuals and influential leaders of business and policy making into the fold.
It is no surprise to me how fast this “sustainability” movement has spread. The entire construct is diabolical in nature, which explains how so many seemingly unrelated parts easily coalesce into the whole. We are facing something far more powerful than we may be willing to admit at this time.
Also...I agree with you that the “Green” movement is merely one symptom of many that is caused by the disease of Marxism. There is the Marxist corruption of the schools, media, film, the arts, the philanthropic foundations, and nearly all of the government except the military.
Marxism is our nation's **most** serious threat, and as ResistorSister pointed out in her post few conservatives understand that this is the enemy. Instead they are wrapped up in fighting the legislative issue of the day. They continue to send their kids into the Marxist dominated schools, and consistently fail to take the actions, and provide the conservative ( private) alternatives that would shut down the Marxist's ability to function.
“Maybe in the subject essay the euphemism, Sustainable Development, could just be replaced with the term Leftism.”
Why?
Fascism hides under many names. Sustainable development is one of them. Sustainable development is not some cuddly bunny movement. It comes straight from Germany’s fascist past and its Teutonic nature worship cult. It’s goal is enslavement of people and theft of property.
For you to see sustainable development as a “conservative” strategy tells me that you’re either a troll or buried under piles of ignorance. Show me one community that has enacted “sustainable development” ordinances that has not in some way restricted the use of public and private property.