Sustainable development or preservation of power?

www.enterpriseeconomy.com ^ | 08-23-02 | j.d. tuccille

[john bell hood]

"Sustainable development" sounds like a good thing - one of those noncontroversial ideas over which we need not squabble. Few of us are for things that can't be sustained. So what is there to argue about?

Quite a bit, actually, as representatives from around the world gather in Johannesburg to address poverty, environmental concerns and economic growth at the United Nations-sponsored World Summit on Sustainable Development. In perusing the fine print published by the organizers of the conference, economists and concerned people from across the globe are alarmed by what is concealed behind a seemingly harmless bit of jargon.

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[john bell hood]

Sustainable development is just the latest cover for a group of no-talent hacks to come together and scheme for power while staying in luxury hotels and eating at expensive restaurants.

[Tailgunner Joe]

[THX 1138]

One of the favorite tricks of socialists is to invent a noble sounding name which masks their evil, power grabbing games. Like "free choice". Who could be against the freedom to choose? Conveniently left out is the murder of innocents.