My Encounter with the Poverty Pimps: The World Summit on Sustainable Development, Part 3 .

My Encounter with the Poverty Pimps: The World Summit on Sustainable Development, Part 3. Jim Peron at Laissez Faire Electronic Times –

My Encounter with the Poverty Pimps: The World Summit on Sustainable Development, Part 3 –
A first-hand account of the gathering in Johannesburg. [grabbe]
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This time it was different. Far more different than first meets the
eye. You had to read the signs these poor people were carrying to
understand how much their message contrasted with that of affluent
protesters from the Northern Hemisphere. If you stepped in front of
the man with slivers of leather attached to his feet you’d see his
sign said: “Trade Not Aid.”

The marchers in this protest were mainly poor, virtually all black,
and mostly women. They were street traders and farmers. Without fail
everyone had a sticker saying: “Freedom to Trade.”

Farmers from India marched side by side with Zulu women wearing T-
shirts saying: “Biotechnology for Africa.”

On the sideline the press and Summit delegates stood aghast. What do
you say to poor people with signs reading: “Stop Eco-Imperialism” or
“Save the Planet from Sustainable Development” or “Free Trade IS Fair
Trade”.
[End the War on Freedom]

A man-on-the-street perspective on the “Anti-Civilization” summit. There’s some very good coverage of the unusual protest march by actual poor people. Usually protesters at these kinds of events are rich college students and “professional radicals” from North America and Europe–it’s nice to hear about actual poor people speaking out against the parasites who use them as an excuse for collectivist policies.