Posted on 06/23/2004 8:09:45 PM PDT by tahiti
I have spent most of the past 12 years studying every facet of a new political agenda that is fast becoming a revolution - touching every aspect of our businesses, our public education system, our personal property and our individual lives.
Interestingly, it is not a Republican or Democrat issue. It’s not liberal or conservative. It’s purely bi-partisan.
I’m sure you’re familiar with the term "corporate social responsibility." Some of you may deal with it on a regular basis.
The policies behind today’s interpretation of corporate social responsibility are actually from a much broader policy called Sustainable Development.
Now most people immediately equate Sustainable Development with environmental policy. And that is the reason most often given for its implementation.
Land use control is the heart of Sustainable Development policy. - But accepting the perception that Sustainable Development is simply good environmental stewardship is a serious mistake.
The logo of Sustainable Development depicts three interlocking circles. One is labeled ecological integrity. But the other two are social equity and economic prosperity.
That sounds innocent enough, but in truth, these three categories encompass every aspect of our lives.
So what is Sustainable Development?
Imagine an America in which a specific "ruling principle" is created to decide proper societal conduct for every citizen.
That principle would be used to consider everything you eat, what you wear, the kind of homes you live in, the method of transportation used to get to work, the way you dispose of waste, perhaps the number of children you may have, even your education and employment decisions.
Sustainable Development is that "ruling principle" for the implementation of what former Vice President Al Gore said we must all suffer through in order to purify our nation from the horrors of the Twentieth Century’s industrial revolution.
In his book, "Earth in the Balance," Gore called it a "wrenching transformation of society."
Those are pretty powerful words that should concern anyone trying to run a business in our modern world. It’s a warning that the rules are changing. That a new power elite is taking control.
(Excerpt) Read more at americanpolicy.org ...
This American Policy Center appears to be another anti-Bush organization. If they were interested in establishing credibility they would disclose their major contributors.
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The premises of this guy are wrong so the whole article is just one exercise in lies. Obiously this was written by someone with little or no experience in the business world.
For example?
I have spent most of the past 12 years studying every facet of a new political agenda that is fast becoming a revolution...
If you are a lover of liberty, property rights, individualism and a conservator of the U.S. Constitution, you will enjoy the speech and be as alarmed as I am.
If you are a lover of liberty, property rights, individualism and a conservator of the U.S. Constitution, you will enjoy the speech and be as alarmed as I am.
In a negative light, would you not agree?
I thought you were characterizing the author as an enviromentalist.
Yes, enviromentalist are socialist.
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