Why Anti US Social Forum 2007

US Social Forum 2007
Another World is Possible - Another U.S. is Necessary!
June 27 - July 1, 2007 · Atlanta, GA

Before we wish of another possible world and another necessary US, we must first understand what it is we are wishing for.
http://web.worldbank.org
The World Bank, with all the criticism of its contributions to world exploitation, is a great source of social and economic data which can help us understand the world we are part of and the world we try to shape.
One of the key statistics I would like to emphasize the importance of is the sum of GDP of all countries devided by the world population. This in 2005 came to about $7,000/year/per capita. To demand equality and justice we must demand for absolute equality. There is no logical way for everyone to be equal if we "the ones in the first world demanding this change" are not ready to give up our share. To demand it for others but wishing to maintain out own piece of the existing pie is just illogical.
So, can we survive with $140/week so everyone on earth would make $140/week?

It is not that simple, it may actually be much less. For example think of our health and education systems, we rarely think of those as our expense and something that would have to be taken out of the $140/week paycheck. So does the infrastructure of water, septic system, electricity and communications. For the world to enjoy an equal share of everything, we would all have to pay for them. Yes, equality will bring "world peace" and therefore the defense and military spending would be eliminated. Or that is what we are naively forced to believe.

China and India, who roughly contain 1/3 of the world's population, survive with much less than the $140/week/person, and they manage to have a very well trained and armed military.
At $140/week it would be incomprehensible for us, in the first world, to maintain a military presence, to enforce this global equality scheme. And who said that China and India would follow and abide by our decision to enforce euality?

So, how do we stop those who want to spoil our peace and equality initiative? Energy is scarce and except for petroleum and nuclear power, most other researched alternative sources are just not worth the disussion. Drinking water is just as important as petroleum as a source of survival. And it is going to run out before oil will reach the rapidly approaching deadline of no more petroleum based energy.