How ‘Rich’ Countries Are Actually Broke-Ass Frauds

Climate debt makes means the US, Europe, and Australia have negative net worth

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Sustainable Development Index. Red is bad and blue is good. If you account for human development against planetary costs, the ‘rich’ western nations are actually the worst.

The US, Europe, Australia, et al call themselves rich but, well, that’s rich. These countries are so broke that they broke the Earth. The west is driving a leased Bentley, wearing layaway Gucci, all of it acquired by fraud. They might look rich…

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Indrajit (Indi) Samarajiva is a Sri Lankan writer. Follow me at www.indi.ca, or just email me at indi@indi.ca.