Another Detrimental UN Meeting

    There was a United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development last month at Rio de Janeiro. A previous conference on the same subject was held 20 years ago. The latest was a big deal for two points of view. 45,000 people attended, and there was some controversy on whether it was a success or failure.
    The conference was in two parts. The first was a round of negotiations for concluding a nonbinding global agreement sketching a path toward a green economy. The second was a round of speeches by government notables endorsing the pact.
    From my point of view, the conference was both a failure and a success. It should not have been held in the 1st place, because the whole premise of the operation is to redistribute wealth on a global basis. I see nothing wrong with a green economy, but that is usually a guise for the real intent of many attendees.
    The favorable portion was that the negotiation was for a nonbinding, rather than a binding agreement. More importantly, a number of attendees from Marxist environmental organizations walked out. I say Marxist to repeat what I have said many months ago, which is that the Marxist movement in the US has infiltrated environmental organizations in order to accomplish their Marxist agenda.
    I'm also a little concerned about the participation of corporations. If these corporations have the foresight to watch the details of organization to see that they are not intrusive on basic corporation rights and goals, I have no problem. But if corporations will be swayed by the Marxist conversation, considerable damage can be done to the world economy. For example, there was a five-day forum concerning a voluntary initiative for companies committed to upholding human rights, protecting the environment, and fighting corruption. While these can normally be considered as "mother's milk" items, Marxists can extend these to extreme positions. As a secondary example, Marxists usually interpret "human rights" as a justification for the redistribution of wealth.
    Business and institutions made a commitment of 700 voluntary actions. We don't know what these are. But, we can assume that those coming from Marxist environmental institutions would be detrimental. Fortunately, the Marxists seem to have walked out of the proceedings, such that their affect would be minimal.