treaties are to be integrated under a common
United Nations implementation regime. Under the Treaty, there is
no distinction between federal land and privately owned land when it comes
to U.N. control of land use.
A
summary of U.N. environmental treaty goals: (1) To transfer control
of land areas to the U.N. (2) to radically downsize the economies
of western nations (the so-called "big polluters") and to (3) transfer
the wealth of the western countries, especially the U.S., to third world
countries to help solve environmental problems.
Related Links:
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Book Review
Don J. Cormier
Guy DeBord, by Anselm Jappe
(University of California Press, 1999)
Guy
DeBord was the founder and leader of the Situationist International (SI),
a poetic, philosophical, and political group which existed in France from
the early 1950's to the early 1970's.
The
purpose of the group was to beautify and purify everyday life, so that
everyday life would have the intensity associated with artistic experience.
The SI attempted to do this through the analysis of current social and
economic conditions, through artistic and philosophical criticism, and
by the creation of "situations" which would bring enlightenment to the
participants. DeBord's thinking was based on Marxism, but highly
modified by the ideas associated with French modern art, and by his own
sharp perceptions. His book The Society of the Spectacle,
was one of the earliest dissections of the relationship between mass media
and the consumer society, and is now regarded as a classic of radical sociological
exposition. The SI was prominently linked with the French student
riots of May, 1968. Situationist slogans such as "Never work", and
"It is better to die in action than live in boredom" were broadly appropriated
by the student demonstrators. Situationist influence declined after
1968, partly because of conflicts within the group, and partly because
the focus of the group was more critical than constructive. As leader,
DeBord insisted on absolute adherence to his way of thinking, and "heretical"
members were frequently expelled. Finally, DeBord was left alone.
He
eked out a living as a writer in the 1970's and 1980's, maintaining his
purity of vision at the price of conventional success. Afflicted
with a degenerative nerve disease, he committed suicide in 1994.
Anselm Jappe's book is an excellent academic exposition of DeBord's ideas,
and his influence on modern culture. As much as Timothy Leary and
Andy Warhol, Guy Degord deserves credit as a creator of the phenomena remembered
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Lighting A Fire
Dante DeAmicis
Yes, yes, we both agree
It is so much more, than filling a bucket
It is lighting a fire, a grand and glorious fire
A fire that will burn, a lifetime
And live on, to set another, and another
But first, we will put a scoop in the bucket
For the bucket is at hand
And there have been, endless buckets filled
If we cannot light the fire today
We will fill the bucket
The bucket today, the fire tomorrow
Bucket reality, fire concept
That is sensible, that is progressive
Some of these buckets, after all, will be used
Some, will be carelessly knocked over
As others, thrash about in the dark
But many, will be dumped out
Valuing buckets over contents
We hope, not on too many fires
Let us decide, who will light the fire
Such an important job, cannot be left, to chance and happenstance
Shall they have titles, and robes, and honors
But for now, let us put another scoop in the bucket
How should we light the fire
In a proper, respectful manner?
What rituals, must be devised?
Who should view, the lighting ceremonies?
Which hymns, will be sung?
Regulations! So coarse and profane lightings, will be taboo
Before we continue, put another scoop in the bucket
But wait! We are the cart before the horse
The fuel for the fire, must be decided
The pyres. The briers. The dried bog mires.
Shall the fire consume, in one central place, in one raging bonfire?
Or shall the fires be dispersed, across the land?
We must think on this
After, we put another scoop in the bucket
Yes, yes, lighting a fire is so important
We must not be reckless
There are other interests, to consider
The cold and the dark say, "go slow"
The fire must not burn too hot, or the cold will be displaced
Likewise, heavy smoke is goood
Lest the brightness, banish the dark
And look! The cold and the dark are good citizens
They have brought us, a load of buckets![10x5 Page Background GIF Image](../../Images/10x5_Page_Background.gif)
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