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'Sustainable' development? There's no such thing
The National Post ^
| 09/03/02
| Mark Steyn
Posted on 09/04/2002 8:17:31 AM PDT by NeoCaveman
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When the oil runs out, we won't notice because our SUVs will be powered by something else. Bet on human ingenuity every time. We're not animals, and it's a cult as deranged as the screwiest fringe religion to insist we are. Earth's most valuable resource is us. Steyn hits another homerun
To: Pokey78
Ping for your MSLP.
To: dubyaismypresident
Right, there is no such thing, however, its a good concept that allows more development of a world government system, and such a cause empowers the UN, as well.
More global government.
A world tax.
Global environmental wackoism.
All of this boils down to power hungry marxists trying to see how much they can get away with.
To: AndrewSmith
All of this boils down to power hungry marxists trying to see how much they can get away with. You are right on all counts.
To: dubyaismypresident
The oppressed masses refuse to stay oppressed. If they were down in the basement chained to the great turbines, all would be well. But, instead, they insist on moving out of their tenements, getting homes with non-communal bathrooms, giving up the trolley car, putting a deposit down on a Honda Civic and driving to the mall. Outta the park. Here's a great article on the Johannesburg "summit." Apparently, it's such a farce even the eco-Left can't spin their way out of it.
To: dubyaismypresident
"Will each home have 10 rooms and a swimming pool and, if so, where are we going to build them?" Hmmm. I'd like to have me one of them! We're going to look at a house today that sits on 6.7 acres and has a swimming pool AND a tennis court! So there, enviro-weenies!
We'd probably confound them all to hell and back though because one of the reasons we wanted such a large piece of land is that we'd like to set up the house with solar hot water to do under the floor radiant heating. And if the price of photovoltaic cells would come down, we might even consider getting off the grid! The house has its own well and septic system, and if we set up a rainwater collection and filtration system, we could be self-sustaining in the middle of MA! Not something they'd expect of a couple of conservatives, is it?
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09/04/2002 8:46:24 AM PDT
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SuziQ
To: dubyaismypresident
Steyn gets 24-hour lesbian channels on his cable? Why don't I get that on my Time Warner system?
To: Norman Conquest
Only Steyn could write an article including Psalm 8 and twentyfour hour lesbian cable channels, he's truly brilliant.
To: dubyaismypresident
Only Steyn could write an article including Psalm 8 and twentyfour hour lesbian cable channels, he's truly brilliant.Plus, his logic and reasoning are generally impeccable...he's brilliant, indeed!
(thanks for posting!)
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09/04/2002 9:14:24 AM PDT
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88keys
To: dubyaismypresident
Wow, there sure is a lot happening over at <a href="http://tracey518.tripod.com/>Click</a>. That site has no name, and I don't know what to call it, but I check in there every day and he's sure on fire with political issues. Seems to be a good place for Conservatives if you read his comments. <p> Thanks for yours.
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To: SteamshipTime
Of course such facts go contrary to the policies being promoted by the Poverty Pimps of the NGOs and the Vampire Elite who rule African nations. These groups want aid not trade. The Poverty Pimps earn their living acting as the conduits by which the West passes aid to Third World nations. The Vampire Elite are the people to whom the aid is given. This allows them the luxury of lucrative Swiss bank accounts, fancy cars, the latest defense weapons and other goods. Great article that you linked.
To: AndrewSmith
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09/04/2002 10:00:21 AM PDT
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backhoe
To: AndrewSmith
Cool site.
To: dubyaismypresident
When it was just medieval dukes swanking about like that, things were fine: That was "sustainable" prosperity. Exactly - and check out the ads in any environmentalist rag if you want to see who their target audience is - hint, it sure ain't the working class. "Pull up the ladder, I'm aboard" is definitely the agenda.
To: dubyaismypresident
Only Mark Steyn could brighten up the day I'm having. For this, sir, I thank you.
To: Wyatt's Torch; arete; rohry; LS; meyer; DarkWaters; STONEWALLS; TigerLikesRooster; junta; ...
"I don't think a lot of electricity is a good thing," says Gar Smith of San Francisco's Earth Island Institute. "I have seen villages in Africa that had vibrant culture and great communities that were disrupted and destroyed by the introduction of electricity," he continues, globally warming to his theme and regretting that African peasants "who used to spend their days and evenings in the streets playing music on their own instruments and sewing clothing for their neighbours on foot-pedal powered sewing machines",I assume Gar still uses a manual typewriter and washes his clothes in the creek.
To: razorback-bert
"who used to spend their days and evenings in the streets playing music on their own instruments and sewing clothing for their neighbours on foot-pedal powered sewing machines", I assume Gar still uses a manual typewriter and washes his clothes in the creek.
If you have these manually-powered machines, keep them for Y2K things or museums. Gar wouldn't wash his clothes in the actual creek, but would bring up a bucket of water to heat over his clean-burning, non-smoking campfire. And his roast aurochs steak wouldn't smoke, either.
To: razorback-bert
I assume Gar still uses a manual typewriter and washes his clothes in the creek.I would not want to bet that this is the case.
Stay well - Stay safe - Stay armed - Yorktown
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09/04/2002 11:27:07 AM PDT
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harpseal
To: RightWhale
sewing clothing for their neighbours on foot-pedal powered sewing machines"...Machines?!?! How can this be?
snicker
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09/04/2002 11:30:34 AM PDT
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88keys
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