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Posted on 01/31/2003 4:23:12 AM PST by Carbonsteel
Across America, a lethal virus is infecting college campuses. It breeds in cesspools of socialist philosophy. One manifestation is called STARC (Students Transforming and Resisting Corporations).
STARC is an alliance of organizations, funded by the Youth Empowerment Center, which produced activist protesters from 200 campuses for their anti-war demonstrations in Washington.
Their goal is to transform society into the utopian vision of Agenda 21 – a "sustainable" society – in compliance with the U.N.'s Declaration of Human Rights, in which economic development, environmental protection and social equity are balanced in policies determined by consensus, facilitated through what they call "participatory democratic action."
Restructuring corporations is only slightly ahead of restructuring government on their priority list.
Corporations, the offspring of capitalism, are thought to be the essence of evil, which cause all the world's major problems. Proctor & Gamble, McDonalds, Wal-Mart, Dow Chemical, Smith-Barney, Chevron, Shell Oil and Occidental Petroleum are at the top of their "egregious 8" list. A dozen more corporations are also targeted for "direct action," as well. Corporations have to be brought under the control of "the people," according to STARC.
STARC believes that "goods and services should be distributed democratically;" and questions "whether the benefits of our present mode of existence outweigh their detrimental effects on our society, and on people and environments of all regions of the planet."
This attack on corporations is not new. There have been numerous initiatives at the international level to bring multi-country corporations under the regulatory authority of the United Nations. Several U.S. corporations have been attacked by radical extremists who don't want McDonald's to use white paper bags; or think Home Depot should sell only "green-label" lumber; or demand that Staples sell recycled paper.
The STARC goals are much grander than these single extortion campaigns. Their goal is to actually gain positions in the corporate decision-making process. One goal is to gain representation on corporate boards, not by purchasing sufficient stock, but through coercion, intimidation and "direct action," that will stop only when representation is granted. More extravagant proposals seek legislation that requires "community" representation on corporate boards as a condition of legitimacy.
STARC ambitions go beyond corporations, all the way to governance. America's system of representative government, funded by corporations, must also be transformed. STARC says:
We believe in grassroots, democratic decision-making and a constant dialogue between theory and practice, allowing every community to fashion solutions that meet their specific and particular needs.
The President's Council on Sustainable Development put it this way:
We need a new collaborative decision process that leads to better decisions; more rapid change; and more sensible use of human, natural and financial resources in achieving our goals.
Neither of these statements fully describe the "decision process" that is envisioned, but it is being implemented in communities across the country. Nearly every community saw some form of "visioning" council come into existence during the Clinton-Gore years. These councils consist of professionals employed by non-government organizations, and bureaucrats employed by agencies of government.
These councils conduct community meetings at which public input is said to be collected and shaped into consensus recommendations – that "fashion solutions that meet their specific and particular needs."
These meetings do no such thing. They provide the appearance of public approval for proposing a set of pre-determined policy recommendations, consistent with Agenda 21 and the President's Council on Sustainable Development.
Ultimately, the recommendations require government control of virtually every aspect of human life. Neighborhood councils, described by STARC as "grassroots democratic decision-making," is much like the hierarchy of soviets in the former Soviet Union. The difference being that instead of control being in the hands of the "Party," control is vested in the approved or "accredited" non-government organization. Neighborhood councils are to respond to community councils that are to respond to bioregional councils, that respond to the national council, which sends delegates to the "People's Assembly" that meets for two weeks prior to the opening of the U.N. General Assembly.
Where are elected officials in this scenario? City councils, county commissions, state legislatures and even Congress drift toward policy irrelevance, responsible only for imposing the taxes that fund the policies developed through facilitated participatory democratic action. This is the "new decision process" envisioned by the PCSD.
STARC is probably caught up in youthful zeal to save the world, with little understanding of the magnitude of the philosophical shift they espouse. The funders of these initiatives are the culprits, and they are safely out of sight, way behind the scenes. The future STARC is pursuing is a socialist future, whether or not they realize it. America, and the world, deserve freedom.
"Their goal is to transform society into the utopian vision of Agenda 21 – a "sustainable" society – in compliance with the U.N.'s Declaration of Human Rights, in which economic development, environmental protection and social equity are balanced in policies determined by consensus, facilitated through what they call "participatory democratic action."
Restructuring corporations is only slightly ahead of restructuring government on their priority list.
Corporations, the offspring of capitalism, are thought to be the essence of evil, which cause all the world's major problems. Proctor & Gamble, McDonalds, Wal-Mart, Dow Chemical, Smith-Barney, Chevron, Shell Oil and Occidental Petroleum are at the top of their "egregious 8" list. A dozen more corporations are also targeted for "direct action," as well. Corporations have to be brought under the control of "the people," according to STARC. "
Why is the word "democratic" associated with all factions that would do their best to undermine our constitution? Certainly they must realize they are espousing social and economic terrorism.
"Why is the word "democratic" associated with all factions that would do their best to undermine our constitution?"
As far as I can see, democracy is one of the foundations of socialism, even though socialism always results in tyranny. I don't believe our Constitution guarantees pure democracy, but rather carefully avoids it.
"Their goal is to transform society into the utopian vision of Agenda 21 – a "sustainable" society – in compliance with the U.N.'s Declaration of Human Rights, in which economic development, environmental protection and social equity are balanced in policies determined by consensus"
Basically, what they are calling for here is nationalization of corporations - economic activity controlled by "consensus," or, in other words, by the state. It amounts to nothing less than creating state run corporations that have the power to write law. A scary thought. Not to mention the basically Stalinist, totalitarian thrust of the entire above paragraph, which calls for all of society to be under control of "consensus," which means the state. Interesting that they use the UN for authority.
Here's to all the years of these social do-gooders playing violent video games and thus being desensitized to real death at the hands of real enemies...
None of these little snotty nosed world savers have ever seen a mass grave before, I would suspect. Keep it up, Kids. That's where we all would end up if you believe The Big Red Lie ...Again.
I have no sympathy for cowards that work behind the scenes to do their dastardly deeds supporting such movements and encouraging anarchy in the guise of reform.
BTW, if you look at the donations made to various left-wing orgs by the multi-nationals, it seems the socialists have already made significant inroads.
Any chance the customers will sit around and drink hemlock?
Eventually, but the socialist poison kills slowly. Great response, though.
BUMP
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