I do have to give these folks credit for recognizing the fact that if the human race has any chance of surviving in anything close to its present form, things are going to have to change pretty dramatically. But it turns out that they are all part of one big attempt to TAKE AWAY OUR FREEDOM! I bet you thought that these were all good things. It turns out, according to these folks, that Agenda 21, also known as the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, is part of a vast international conspiracy, that is also known by other innocent sounding names such as sustainable development, smart growth, social justice, green energy, carbon free, and livable communities. What they do follow, apparently in large numbers is the Koch Brothers’ paid public relations organization, otherwise known as the Tea Party, which has made Agenda 21 a centerpiece of their outrage. I bet you were surprised to learn that the folks in Alabama were so well informed that they actually followed the proceedings of the Conference on Environment and Development. The State of Alabama and all political subdivisions may not adopt or implement policy recommendations that deliberately or inadvertently infringe or restrict private property rights without due process, as may be required by policy recommendations originating in, or traceable to “Agenda 21,” adopted by the United Nations in 1992 at its Conference on Environment and Development or any other international law or ancillary plan of action that contravenes the Constitution of the United States or the Constitution of the State of Alabama. Because planning, after all, is apparently what communists do. Though they might not have any problem with clean air and water and all that, it seems to be the planning for it that is the problem. The folks in Alabama have just passed a law that says quite clearly that they don’t want anything to do with sustainability. Anyone who, like me, naively thought that we all wanted to find our way to a future where the air was still breathable, the water still drinkable, and the climate still livable are in for a surprise.
So, I guess this shows that we really don’t all want the same thing after all.
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