Crucial piece by on the collapse of Sri Lanka and how the global governing bodies that forced austerity and free trade on poor countries in the 90s and 00s just adopted the rhetoric of Greta Thunberg and continued the neocolonial project.
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The Davos greenwashing lexicon is both new and very old. It’s a return to Malthus, who was among the first to “scientifically” justify the imperialist oppression of the world in the name of saving humankind from itself.
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In connection with the protests of Dutch farmers, the local newspapers joke: “Our future is electric cows” (caricature from the NRC newspaper)
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Maybe we do need a new political party. How about the practical party? Or the smart party? Or….
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It's the subsidies freebies & Chinese loans to bbuild Infra projects that benefits none.
Add corruption to the mix & what u get is Srilanka !
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L’impérialisme écologiste n’apporte que famine et désolations aux pays les plus pauvres.
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Greta Zombierg will save Sri Lanka and the planet. Another thing is our lives.
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"But the underlying reason for the fall of Sri Lanka is that its leaders fell under the spell of Western green elites peddling organic agriculture and ..investments made following supposedly higher Environmental, Social, and Governance criteria. Sri Lanka has ..ESG score 98"
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