The Davos Bubble and Yellow Vests
Submitted by gjohnsit on Thu, 01/24/2019 - 6:24pm Two surveys came out on the eve of the World Economic Forum in Davos.
One of them was about inequality.
Two surveys came out on the eve of the World Economic Forum in Davos.
One of them was about inequality.
It really isn't fair to accuse the people...the average working people...for the mess in which we find ourselves. It isn't ignorance nor apathy (although they play a role), what I really think it is that we have a case of helplessness and hopelessness driven by financial despair. Only 39% of Americans are ready for a $1,000 unexpected expense (2 min). How can they focus on the three ring circus of today's politics? Even if they want to understand our situation they are misled, distracted, and kept in the dark. This week alone goes from government shutdown to #releasethememo to the billionaire gathering in Davos to constant (illegal) wars in Syria and around the world. It is a system in collapse...capitalism, democracy, and the environment...yes, our system is unraveling.
They will be Directing the Global One Percent Choir in comfort and style, learning how to take care of themselves along the way. But seriously, satirizing the affair this year…ain’t quite so funny, given the massive immiseration of so many citizens globally. But in any event, ♪ On with the Bugs Bunny Sho-o-ow♫!
We've had a great change. Dr King saw to that. I was so grateful to see the 'colored only' signs come off the water fountains and bathrooms in the south. But the struggle lives on.
- Mavis Staples -
It's easy to forget sometimes just how cut off from reality that the super-rich can be.
Nowhere is this more true than at a meeting of the wealthy elite.