There
is this saying which goes, “You Lead, We Follow.” With respect to this saying,
the strongest usually lead and the rest just goes behind following. Being a
third world country we try to shadow and look up to first world nations. Both developing
and least developed nations see developed countries as an example to imitate. However,
is it that everything the first world nations do is RIGHT?
The
environment and climate warming crisis we face today occur due to the use of pollution,
creating substances adapted by developed (first world) economies to bring them
to their level of wealth that they are presently enjoying. Now, one may not
think so or by pass this because of their level, being a first world nation.
Developing countries are now being castigated because they are using
the same system to create wealth. Now I may ask, are we to be blamed solely? New technologies to preserve a safe environment
are now being used by wealthy countries to, not only generate their wealth, but
to force developing countries to import their technologies to control
development and milk more cash into their systems.
Climate change will take a long time to impact tropical
countries. We, in tropical countries must be prepared to deal with the new wave
of exploiters that once committed genocide and instituted slavery to clear and
work land to produce crops and raise cows.
Are we prepared to resist or would we bow our heads and worship
the new masters?
