Why are you here guessing what other people think or say about the WEF or anything else? Why not ask them what they think? I don’t think anyone here subscribes to these views.
I’d like to see evidence that Klaus Schwab said the direct quote that was claimed.
No, it does not make sense.
What happens usually is that the right wing, here in the USA and elsewhere, are manipulating the narrative.
You may be correct about the electronic dictatorship, but as is many times the case nowadays, every accusation from the right wing is a confession.
I’ll like to see it too, let’s see if they can do the research that they claim to be so fond of.
Isn’t a centralized planning organization that “brings together decision-makers from across society to work on projects and initiatives that make a real difference” inherently “socialist” on some level?
Like I don’t imagine they are sitting around thinking about how to lower taxes or eliminate subsidies for major industries.
And then some housewife in Illinois screams “socialism” because the price of pork went up.
You never heard about socialism for the rich?
Around 60 percent of America’s wealth is now inherited. Many of today’s superrich have never worked a day in their lives. Trump’s response has been to expand this divide by cutting the estate tax to apply only to estates valued at over $22 million per couple. Mitch McConnell is now proposing that the estate tax be repealed altogether.
To the conservative mind, the specter of socialism conjures up a society in which no one is held accountable, and no one has to work for what they receive. Yet, that’s exactly the society Trump and the Republicans are promoting for the rich.
Meanwhile, most Americans are subject to an increasingly harsh and arbitrary capitalism.
They need stronger safety nets, and they deserve a bigger piece of the economic pie.
If you want to call this socialism, fine. I call it fair.
Which is suppose is my point. Is the WEF actually promoting an agenda that actually makes the world a better place? Or does it amount to picking which mega-industries to subsidize into the next century?
The problem with rich people is the same problem since the dawn of riches. Their access to vast wealth and power makes them think they are inherently smarter, better, and otherwise superior to everyone else. Thus they are deserving of every cent of their wealth and power and all that goes into maintaining it, regardless if they founded a billion dollar company or just picked the right uterus to be born out of.
I suppose I feel entitled to every cent of my wealth and power too (such as it is). The main difference is that my decisions on what to do with it don’t impact the global economy.
The quote originally started in a WEF article titled, “Welcome to 2030. I own nothing, have no privacy, and life has never been better”. After some outcry, the title was changed. It was also repeated in a facebook video, which the WEF has since taken down.
What they meant by it was that we are all going to stop buying stuff, and instead will rent everything. Goods will be leased, services are king, no one will own homes because large corporations will buy them all and rent them to us.
It wasn’t a plan to enslave people or anything like the fevered nightmares of some on the right. it’s the vision of the future they want and think we can grt to with things like a ‘green new deal’, stakeholder capitalism forcing companies to be equitable, ESG rules forcing ‘green’ requirements on everything, etc. Their point is that all of this is for our own good, and we’ll like it in the end, even if a few eggs have to be broken to get there.
To enable a renter/service economy, we have to accept that we will no longer have any privacy. Everything will be tracked for the sake of efficiency, and providing everything as a service means providers will know a lot more about you. But don’t worry, this is saving the planet, and you’ll be happy! It’ll be a much better world.
Here’s a quick description, straight from the WEF, of what 'The Great Reset ’ was supposed to be. That’s where this stuff comes from.
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/06/now-is-the-time-for-a-great-reset/
Interestingly, that article used to be titled “Now is the Time for a Great Reset of Capitalism”, but they changed the title, no doubt because it sounded pretty socialist. Maybe that’s part of their ‘regaining trust’ theme this year. Once you can fake trust, you’ve got it made.
Basically, they wanted to use COVID to justify widespread restructing of capitalism along more ‘equitable’ grounds, These idiots have no understanding of the complexity of markets or of society. The idea that you can just tear down a global evolved ecosystem and plan a better one is nuts. And it’s the same shit we’ve been hearing from megamaniacal monsters for thousands of years. Trust us, we have a five year plan. Where’s the other side’s five year plan? FIVE YEARS, people! And planning is good! It’s so simple! If we don’t do our five year plan, it can only be because the evil ‘others’ have stopped us!
So, no evidence then for your claimed direct quote?
But I am glad the OP is finally getting people posting who think the WEF is trying to over throw western civilization.
Googling that exact phrase, I find this piece on Medium.com, written by Ida Auken, a member of Parliament for Denmark and originally published on the World Economic Forum. I haven’t bothered to read the whole thing but it’s an imagined future. It is not, presumably, the stated opinion of the World Economic Forum but only that of its author.
As I said, the video in which it was mentioned was taken down. But clearly the quote I did list is the same sentiment.
The Wayback machine has that article with the original title:
Klaus’s repeat of that phrase was probably in that fcebook video that has been deleted. But itreally doesn’t matter. The point is that the WEF thinks this is the future we all want.
I also described what they meant, which was not that they plan some sort of dictatorship, but that they just advocate for policies which will eventually get us there, or so they think. Their ‘great reset’ already failed, ‘build back better’ didn’t, they tried controlling the narrative, and now they are on to ‘rebuilding trust’, which tells me the people aren’t buying what they are selling.
Let’s go back what was claimed:
Nothing you have posted has supported this.
Whatever you say. I’m tired of your nitpicking.
Ok sorry for being so mean.
Author’s note: Some people have read this blog as my utopia or dream of the future. It is not. It is a scenario showing where we could be heading - for better and for worse. I wrote this piece to start a discussion about some of the pros and cons of the current technological development. When we are dealing with the future, it is not enough to work with reports. We should start discussions in many new ways. This is the intention with this piece.
Sorry for being so mean.
Was that piece written by Klaus Schwab, founder of the WEF? I hate to be a big ole meanie, but I think it’s important to clarify for those who might not follow these links and just uncritically absorb information.
Nope, Ida Auken.
Also,
The views expressed in this article are those of the author alone and not the World Economic Forum.
So it’s not an ideal situation, it’s a warning about where things are headed? Sounds wildly different than originally portrayed.
Which makes sense to anyone that critically thinks about the concept. No progressive is promoting the ownership of residential property by corporations.
That is not the quote that you talked about:
So. no, no good research from the right there, here is a hint: Reuters found that that was not it. That was an opinion/speculation that a politician from Holland did and she clarified that it was a sarcastic piece as in “not wanting that”.
It was her opinion… Dude!