We were used to a world of excessive consumption, and when we were glutted with the massive materials produced by the industry, the economy ground to a halt, albeit this time it is mainly triggered by the rich nations’ greedy money mongers.
Governments around the world are now eager to install various economic stimulus measures trying to maintain or even boost their own economy. The main pursuit of these measures is to persuade people back into massive consumption, thus provides economic growth spur.
But when people are already satiate and lack of confidence in their future, the promotion of consumption might has limited effect. From the viewpoint of sustainable development for the world this should be good news!
What government officials are concerned are how to hold on to their own short term positions, not the wellbeing of the earth and all of its creatures, and surely that is not their political responsibilities.
But:
Why not let the pace of natural resources exploitations slow down a little bit?
Why not let us have more days of bluer sky and fresher air?
Why not let us have more quiet time to reflect on our lives?
And:
Why not governments act only on the basic requirements of disadvantageous people, not on the survivals of greedy financial institutions?
我們已經習慣了這個過度消費的世界,而當我們對於工業生產的大量物質感到饜足時,整個經濟便停頓了,雖然這一次是由富裕國家的貪婪金錢玩家所觸發的.
現在全世界的政府都急切的導入各式經濟刺激措施,這些措施主要在促使人們恢復大量消費,以提供經濟成長動能.
然而當人們已經饜足且對於未來缺乏信心時,刺激消費的效果可能很有限.從全球永續發展的觀點來看,這應該是好消息!
政府官員門關心的是如何保住他們的短期職位,而非地球及其所有生靈的福祉,當然這些不是他們在政治上的責任.
然而:
何妨讓掠奪自然資源的步調緩慢一些?
何妨讓我們多些天空更藍、空氣更乾淨的日子?
何妨讓我們有更靜謐的時間來反思我們的生活?
而且:
政府何不只針對弱勢人民的基本需求,而不是貪婪金融機構的存活作出反應?
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