So, number 1. We no longer have time to think of development as industrialisation, because that ultimately has self-defeating effects for our environment and thus for human survival, which should be our number one priority??? Right?

Second, we need to stop using the ‘western yard stick’ to compare western developed civilisation with that of the underdeveloped because western civilisation became about largely due to the colonial economic structure, also known as ‘slavery’, to reach this level of development. It would be impossible for the underdeveloped nations to create slaves from the developed nations, as they just aren’t powerful enough (ha…).

No, seriously we have to stop blowing hot air (or fake money) into the ass of the global economy because it is not helping the problem, rather exacerbating it, through its existing institutionalisation, which includes the emergence of new markets, also know as the commodification and exploitation of cheap labour (aka people), and new access to third world resources (environment), this time it is more ethical than in the colonial era, supposedly! My point is that there seems to be a correlation between the colonial time where labour was free, and that of now,when labour is ridiculously cheap, because they have not yet acquired ‘skills’. So I guess the genius of the economies natural mechanisms will determine their fate. Yeah, right…

So the alternative is to design a system, whereby people, who are being ‘developed’, have control over their development process, unlike in the current schemes from primary development institutions like the World Bank, IMF, and UN. I believe this is called democracy? Maybe developmental democracy? I think people of ‘developing nations’ number one priority would actually be that of the UN millennium development goals (social an environmental sustainability). Now you can’t ask a global economy to do that, because it is too busy not representing their interests!!! This contemporary structure is essentially working against any effort of kindness and good will which manifests into western AID etc. I am suggesting that we use a real solution to solve our human crisis and not the economy, especially one with such an irrational and unethical design as this.

Also in terms of sustainability it is the west that will have to pay for our level of ‘civilisation’! Developed countries are in a position to become more sustainable then us…Maybe they can start consuming their goods rather than sending them half way around the world in the petro-chemical dependent economy. Just a thought…

The only way to make a real change is to create a movement of people against the contemporary structures in place. Look at history it is really the only way. This means renew the political structures in the developed world which are largely corrupt due to the effect of industrialisation or rich resources. And in almost every case of development the people are suffering amongst this environment. This is not justice. So a movement to redefine what development means perhaps a movement in the name of democracy, active democracy, participatory democracy. Again maybe I am just democrazy?