> The wasteful habits and tastes of rich nations are are the reason we are in this mess. All the poor nations of the world would be as bad or worse given the o

> The wasteful habits and tastes of rich nations are are the reason we are in this mess. All the poor nations of the world would be as bad or worse given the opportunity to do so. There is no enlightenment in poverty. There is no moral high ground there either considering the amount of environmental damage that happens in poor countries like India at the hands of 1+ billion people.