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Susan George

American Activist

Born: Jul 26, 1950

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Redistribution of wealth would require enormous amounts of investment. The only time an elite has accepted this has been during crises, such as in America in the 1930s under Roosevelt. Susan George

Time Wealth Enormous Crises Has-Been Would Only Only Time Investment Accepted Redistribution Been America Roosevelt Require Amount Elite

Debt is such a powerful tool, it is such a useful tool, it's much better than colonialism ever was because you can keep control without having an army, without having a whole administration. Susan George

As the rich consume more and more, they are clearly not going to want to downgrade their own status. Susan George

Own Rich Status More More And More Consume Clearly Going Want Downgrade

I used to work a lot on food issues and every time somebody predicted that production would be inadequate they got egg on their face a year or two later. Susan George

Only around 2% of the earth's surface is cultivatable land. Susan George

Earth Only Around Surface Land

The question is not only what is grown but what it's used for. There's not going to be a mass transformation of dietary habits in rich countries-on the contrary, the first thing people do when they become more prosperous is to buy more meat. Susan George

Having enough to eat, being able to educate your children, have reasonably stable employment, and being able to live in a society which isn't collapsing around you-all of these things have been generally eroded. Susan George

This erosion of the middle class is happening all over the place. The opening of a wider gap between rich and poor is always accompanied by such a process. Susan George

Class Rich Between Over Opening Always Accompanied Erosion Middle Middle Class Happening Process Place Poor Gap Wider

How do we get democracy at the international level? That's our problem. and it's essentially the same problem people faced in the 18th Century when they tried to get democracy nationally. Now we need it internationally. Susan George

Democracy People Problem Our Tried Faced How Get Same Essentially Century International International Level Now Internationally Level Need

If the economy becomes disembodied from society it can only lead to disaster. Susan George

Society Only Lead Disaster Economy Becomes

There's people coming in who've never done any politics at all, who've never been in a trade union, they've never been in a political party, they've never done anything, but they do feel a kind of urgency. Susan George

Politics People Political Party Kind Never Feel Trade Trade Union Coming Been Political Party Any Done Anything Urgency Union

If we wait for the U.S. to do something, we will be waiting for a very long time. It's Europe, it's Australia, it's the other developed and middle developing countries that have got to do the job. Susan George

Time Waiting Wait Will Job Long Long Time Other Something Developed Developing Developing Countries Countries Got Australia Very Very Long Time Middle Europe

Markets can't think about anything beyond about three months. This is very long-term for markets, which is why the important things in life have got to be taken outside of the marketplace. Susan George

Life Three Important Important Things Think Months Marketplace Markets About Outside Taken Long-Term Beyond Got Very Anything Which Why Things

We're trying to run a 21st century society and economy with 19th century Darwinian, competitive, crude ideas. Susan George

Society Run Darwinian Crude Economy Ideas Trying Century Competitive

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