>>All over the third world now, such ativists
>>lecture people in destitution that they must not leave the countryside
>>for the towns, that they should not aspire to Western standards of
>>living, but Western values of ecological austerity.
>
>Ah, just as I thought. You are imaginging things. There are no such
>activists. None whatsoever.
Oh there's one or two. E.g. Vandana Shiva, who jets around the world - first class only, please! - telling the peasants to stay home & tend to their lentils. Their main constituency is program officers at First World foundations. From what I hear, Shiva has virtually no following in India.
Doug