President Obama's top science adviser, John P. Holdren, advocated the "de-development" of the United States in books he published in the 1970s.Gotcha. We should become more like Nambibia...
"A massive campaign must be launched to restore a high-quality environment in North America and to de-develop the United States," Holdren wrote in a 1973 book he co-authored with Paul R. Ehrlch and Anne H. Ehrlich. "De-development means bringing our economic system (especially patterns of consumption) into line with the realities of ecology and the global resource situation."
Ah, the Erlichs. And doesn't everybody remember what "visionaries" they were?
| Redistribution of wealth both within and among nations is absolutely essential, if a decent life is to be provided to every human being. |
Holdren, who is director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, made these comments in the 1973 book "Human Ecology," which he co-authored with the Ehrlichs, long-time advocates of curtailing population growth.