My Manifesto: The Incoherent Ramblings of a Madman

I do not understand where all of this new whiz-bang fandangled "triple bottom line" (environmental, econimical, and social) talk is coming from. It is essentially getting back to what government is all about. Sure the original democracy was run by the aristocrats back in the good old days of Greece when Solon did all of his reforms - but quickly it became a rule for the people by the people. The council was voted on by the commoners and they were the jury who oversaw most of the trials. So in effect - they were taking into consideration the will and well being of the people.

Bang into the here and now and we're talking a representative democracy that at least half the world seems to have - and what is the role of a representative democracy? To look after the well being of everyone!

Pareto back in the late 1800's came up with his communist economic theories about optimising solutions so that they were the best solution in one aspect that did not adversely affect any other aspect - essentially coming up wiht a compromise that was the best for the well being of everyone.

Democracy, pareto optimisation, communism, it's all been done before. Governments working for the greater well being of everyone - that's meant to fucking well be what governing is about - if not that than what?

Whichever consultant came up with triple bottom line based on pre-BC dogmas, decided to throw in some communism and call it "new" must be making a killing. The amount they charge for the courses to regurgitate the same apathetic crap again and again is rediculous.

The scary thing is sitting there in a course with senior management implying that the entire concept is a waste of time - if they're not there to help the people - what are they there for? What are they there for?