How Davos Man Devours the World

Peter Goodman, New York Times correspondent and author of the just-published book, Davos Man: How the Billionaires Devoured the World, talks to Rob about how inequality is not inevitable, but has been engineered through the political process by selling us a false idea of what is possible.

[@righteousrico]

Socialism for the corporate oligarchy and wealthy and free market capitalism for everyone else.

[@nickbrodziak611]

"Trade is beneficial to most people". Lol Tell that to the millions of blue collar American jobs that have been shipped overseas. This country doesn't make anything anymore and the infrastructure is crumbling.

[@chris-mg5ui]

Same all over the west

[@ColonelMuppet]

Need to ditch Ricardo comparative advantage. By time he died he had too! But capitalists obviously wanted to disregard his later thoughts….

[@KD-rs6xx]

Wheeeeeeeee!!!

[@BestResuMS]

But that was a sellout of free/fair trade to corporatism made possible by failure of our representatives and institutional watchdogs to protect the nation they were sworn to protect. Third world goods were EXEMPTED from labor, environmental, and quality standards enforced on domestic producers while government contracts were awarded to the lowest bidder, regardless of quality. A Sears tool would last for generations. Chinese tools, maybe six months. You can't buy Sears Craftsman quality tools any more.

[@Gunni1972]

@@BestResuMS "Fair Trade" is barely more than a sticker. I think, the PR-Agency who designed it gets a kickback with every Product, that features it.

[@rickcaldwell2862]

Elitists to us: "You will own nothing, and be happy." Us to elitists: "Go to hell."

[@lorrainee4841]

Notice it is “You” and not “We”

[@JB-pd3ir]

@@lorrainee4841 Almost as though they are trying to hypnotize.

[@eileenmc4746]

Said DavosMan founder

[@aretwodeetoo1181]

Not enough. They're not doing it via words, they're doing it with actions. We have to do the same and we are very very far behind.

[@Gunni1972]

We to them: "You will sell nothing, and live with it".

[@SebBrandenberg]

Sweden didn't 'sacrifice its senior citizens'. Dear oh dear...

[@1984Skynet]

Rules set by the public - exactly! Basic ones like everyone pay tax. Why can't I decide to donate my tax to the corporations of my choice like Bill Gates does? Rules for all not just for some.

[@mikeletaurus4728]

Gates and his ilk essentially donate their pocket change, a tiny percentage of the amount they SHOULD be taxed, to charities of their choice.

[@scpatl4now]

You interviewed Anand Giridharadas 3 years ago, and he said exactly the same things. In fact, this guy is just regurgitating the same story. That you would call anyone saying it now as "novel" or some sort of Epiphany is insulting to people who know better. We know the problem, there just isn't enough power behind solving it

[@terriej123]

Did he call it novel & an epiphany?

[@Ren-dr1dc]

He’s sharing years of firsthand experience with these people and shining more light on the issues- and that’s a huge part of the solution. Brainwashing/keeping the masses asleep is a key part of their playbook (so too with countless tyrants: Hitler, Stalin, Kim Jong Il… or pretty much any cult leader). The more educating and un-brainwashing the better.

[@kimyoung2748]

So did you expect him to say anything different today? Some things change, but when it comes to greed, and hunger for power, nothing changes. Sociopaths love their power. And we have more and more sociopaths born into this world every day. Spawn of satan. What would you do to rid of them?

[@scpatl4now]

@@kimyoung2748 Elect people not beholden to them. I mean, we were told the exact same thing 3 years ago, and if nothing changes it gets very hard to blame anyone other than ourselves

[@dorothyn.7500]

​@@scpatl4now That would, indeed, work well, if those we are typically selectively offered as a limited choice to vote for were not typically selectively offered as a limited choice to choose between. AND had publicly verifiably clean elections under a Fair Vote system whenever somebody actually seems worth voting for - or at least better than the rest...

[@christinajonsson7208]

This interview is totally on the mark. Peter Goodman understands the evolution we have experienced for over 50 years. It is often bewildering. Thank you so much for a logical explanation for dismal real life nobody sees.

[@JeepCherokeeful]

His world view is twisted

[@motownbiker92]

Devos Man is paving a future too nowhere with good intentions.

[@JeepCherokeeful]

@@motownbiker92 no, these useful idiots are. Government corruption is the biggest threat, besides destroying our lives over climate change

[@nightoftheworld]

@@JeepCherokeeful government should be what preserves our commons, it is the bedrock of the public good. What we are getting now _de facto_ is a privatized government, where corporations have a hand in everything like the CCP and dictate policy. Private interest is annihilating democratic freedom for the logic of capital accumulation-total anti-patriotic insanity imo.

[@JeepCherokeeful]

@@nightoftheworld correct assessment, but corruption is rampant. All sorts of laws and the constitution are being openly broken.

[@workin4alivin585]

Why am I not surprised to learn that Ariana Huffington is a Davosee.

[@bobcornwell403]

My major interest in great personal wealth are the power dynamics it entails. Just study what happens to people who get a disproportionate amount of power, through any means, and you will be able to predict the behavior of Davos man. Such a man will: 1.) believe that this excess of power is rightfully his for some reason. This dates back to the Devine right of kings. It is also firmly rooted in Calvinism. 2.) Since this power is rightfully his, his very having it signals his superior virtue. Therefore, he knows more than anyone else what is best for those with less power, as well as for himself. 3.) Because he knows what's best for everyone, he believes that everything he does is, in the long term, virtuous. 4.) For this reason, he will believe that anyone who criticizes him is really attempting to hold back progress. And the cure for this is, of course, is more power for himself. Late 20th century capitalism, or perhaps the worship of it, has become malignant. In order to avoid the mistakes of the gilded age, and the totalitarian communism, which sprang up as a reaction to it, we must embrace the idea that all worthy power comes with outside accountability (by actual people, not vague "market forces" or even Devine ones). Such power, with no accountability, must be seen as inherently pernicious. It is also highly addictive. My view is that the amount of wealth anyone can accumulate must be limited.

[@peterbelanger4094]

Concentration of power is the problem. Even in non capitalist governments, power still exists, and it is the positions of power that attract the psychopath. A totalitarian, communist regime is just a perfect capitalist monopoly. The CCP could be considered the biggest corporation in the world with the most expansive monopoly. That highly addictive power is more diffused in a free market. And such massive amounts of wealth generally are a result of socialist government intervention helping to create monopolies or powerful cartels through strict regulation that blocks out smaller competition. Focusing on "capitalism" as the bad guy in this is an error. Such large corporations today that wield so much power would not be possible without government help. We need regulation that keeps the big guys from getting too big and helps small business get a start, currently, we have the opposite. Society need to recognize the danger in positions of power and work to diffuse that as much as possible, currently too many simplistically demonize money and profit seeking.

[@bobcornwell403]

@@peterbelanger4094 I agree with at least some of what you said. But I don't buy the libertarian argument that monopolies only happen because government intervention. I'm convinced the opposit is true. Smaller, more local governments are incredibly vulnerable to the influence of large, wealthy corporations. Often, the large wealthy corporation becomes the largest employer, and sometimes the only employer. It has plenty of resources to spread around, even to local law enforcement, who often, one way or the other, soon find themselves doing the company's bidding. The way capitalism generally works is that some smaller companies get bigger and buy up or merge with their competitors. Once that happens, these new larger companies get the advantages of scale, making it harder for their competitors to compete effectively. Eventually, there's only a few large companies left. It takes no central government conspiracy to make this happen. In fact, it takes a large, centralized government to stop it from happening. Left to itself, the market will produce nothing but oliligopolies and monopolies. The only assistance needed from the government, for this to happen, is protection of patent and property rights.

[@BlackholeEnthusiast]

Explain Elon Musk.

[@jllacrosse]

Your last line says it all (whether Religious or not “The amount of wealth anyone can accumulate should be limited but also how much “influence” as well 🔥 Lobbying is currently CORRUPTING OUR LEGISLATORS (GREED & KEEPING THEIR FAT JOBS🔥 THEY HAVE SOLD OUT TO DOLLARS! But successful people are also likely far better at running a Country than the average person with NO FINANCIAL OR ECONOMIC UNDERSTANDING ! Sad but true, we do need that type of talent! How can we get both? I don’t know! Perhaps term limits & by limiting powers in office. That we know doesn’t work because they then change those laws while in office too! If the 3rd branch of Government did their job better & faster & were more independent & ACTIVE THEN DEMOCRACY MIGHT WORK BETTER! The Court system should also have the power to use the military to “LIMITEDLY RESTRICT THE POWERS OF BOTH THE PRESIDENT & THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH AS WELL! But they can be biased & controlled as well! Nothing truly works😂 Damn Damn Damn

[@michaelhipple8147]

Musk doesn't desire power.

[@jamesdean1143]

I was wondering whether a NYT journalist would be worth listening to. He was saying all the right things until 36:00 when he started talking about vaccines. Controlled opposition, otherwise, he wouldn’t be working for the NYT, get it ?

[@lindahidalgo1804]

What was incorrect about what he said?

[@albertvanlingen7590]

Thanks for the heads up... Had a gut feeling I should read the comments first and glad I did.

[@simonlee8889]

@@lindahidalgo1804 just about everything... start with looking at VAERS....and Senator Ron Johnson Senate Hearing Covid-19 A Second Opinion

[@simonlee8889]

Yeah, exactly my thoughts.. earlier the Mark Carney reference waved a big red flag too....... the GFANZ scam from COP26 Is an attempt by these ghouls to steal the Global Commons....everything, land sea air... it's a vile and vicious trick

[@treefrog3349]

The concept of the "common good" is the very crux of the whole dilemma. It has been thrown under the bus and then ignored by Davos Man. Taken to the hypothetical extreme they are creating a world where fewer and fewer people can afford the goods and services they provide! That apparent nonchalant attitude coupled with the shrinking viability of the Earth itself and of the resources it provides evokes very deep and dark questions.

[@aretwodeetoo1181]

Well, fact of the matter is they are right about the shrinking viability of the Earth to support our growing population, technology level and waste. Ofc, how they set out to address it is unconscionable and anyway their top priority is always to stay in power. The "common good" was always a cover. And the only reason they care about the Earth is because THEY live in it.

[@seanlawler6668]

Excellent discussion, for the most part. I must question the suggestion that Davos Man's power can be limited by democratic means, when Davos man has invested huge resources over several decades in rendering democratic processes futile. I hate to rain on anyone's parade, but there can be no effective remedy that doesn't include pitchforks.

[@mikeletaurus4728]

I'm afraid you are correct in this assessment. Those with power do not surrender it willingly, and history informs us that violence is the only effective precursor to paradigm shift and redistribution of wealth. Because legislators are in the back pocket of the plutocratic elite, no amount of pseudo-democratic governance will result in any genuine change.

[@jaym10918]

We need to make an example out of them for future generations. Every couple of generations people forget what these monsters do to society and we let them take the system back over. It needs to stop and we need to make them afraid to do it again.

[@The.world.has.gone.crazy...]

You forgot the guillotine! 🤣

[@apollothirteen9236]

You will not win. We are the puppet masters and your politicians are the puppets. We pull the strings and they dance the jig to our tune. We are master's of all that we survey.

[@popps33]

Reforming Democracy begins with Citizen’s Assemblies and Educational Discourse

[@jimeagle1952]

Again catastrophic climate change is a hoax CO 2 is not physically capable of being the driving force in the theory of radiative forcing and a hypothetical computerized theory of catastrophic climate change! Not only for those reason the real actual known data, not the hypothetical adjusted data that NASA and others that are corrupted by money is vomiting out!

[@anthonychristie7781]

@@jimeagle1952 Ya but your line is being promoted by other big money interests, esp big oil, gas, coal, etc. Most every argument's got some big moneyed interest backing it. Why should we not imagine you're a shill or a dupe?

[@anthonychristie7781]

Ya but there's no place to meet any more. They've taken all the public spaces away, even churches, etc. We'll have to meet in parks.

[@jimeagle1952]

@@anthonychristie7781 try learning a little chemistry and physics! It also might help if you learn to critically think and problem solve!

[@jimeagle1952]

@Cole Reed yes NASA does want more funding. Apparently you've never worked for the government and been involved in budgeting. Having been employed by city, state and federal agencies for 38 years on multiple levels I can assure you that the worst thing a department can do is not spend every cent that they are given and then ask for more. Without the space program they were in a stage of being defunded. Secondly yes the energy industry is always looking to add to their bottom line and ware better to do that than corrupt lying Washington politicians. You would do well to not believe anything any branch of government puts out. Learn some chemistry and physics so that you're better able to apply a more critical problem solving approach to finding the truth!

[@1984Skynet]

Finally someone with actual integrity!! Wish you well spreading your ideas.

[@KD-rs6xx]

Listen to Dark Horse with Bret Weinstein.

[@1984Skynet]

@@KD-rs6xx thank you, I really like their wisdom too. As well as true North, viva frei and the Rubin report. Plus just for some light-hearted reality- Russell Brand. Please share more channels that you like.

[@pdstor]

They have standard faire on Trump, and it just becomes about Trump as all anti-Trump shit does. What this video's purpose is, is to teeball up a straw man right across home plate for the "Davos Man" to "fix" and knock out of the park. The have no other gripes about Davos Man than being in the intersection of what Trumptydumpties don't like. Thus Davos Dude just has to do one thing to be awesome, but they don't say this so they can sell books. The thing that gives it away is phrasing like "voting against their own self interest" at 1:06:00. This is globalist lingo.

[@marionreynolds7080]

I watch your videos Rob. The variety of subjects and questions you discuss is wondrous principally because of your informed conversational style. Bravo.

[@siddsach1]

As many of the comments point out, none of this critique is new. But in every election where this issue comes up, people advocating increased taxes for the rich get successfully smeared as socialists, and the minority right in America with the majority of senate seats and electoral votes ultimately prevents any change and prefers a transition to an authoritarian oligopoly so long as it is their billionaire in charge. The American system of government seems wholly unable to solve this problem productively, and in the absence of a real solution, politicians turn to large scale money printing that inflates stocks and increases the power of billionaires. This has already happened twice in 2008 and 2020 and it seems like neither the left or right has learned from it. If the state is unable to increase taxes on billionaires it simply has no power over them in a society where money can buy you votes, laws, and public opinion.

[@ilirsvenfrancous9011]

You answered your own dilemma. Has it crossed your mind at any time that the average American votes against increased taxes because they know that the system is corrupt? More Americans are privy to the fact that billionaires will guarantee they don’t pay higher tax

[@dannywindham3295]

Thank you rob Johnson for doing this program you do more good than you know

[@RobertJones-et7gh]

So far I've heard the first 28 minutes of the video and I am enjoying it. By the 28th minute, you popped the question: "what's the solution?" So, I'm gonna give my opinion, although I'm certain it won't be well received by all. The problem is multifaceted. But I can sum it up in a few words: • Selfishness. • A scheming mind. • No love of neighbor. • No Conscience. • No Heart. Many will agree with what I've said so far. However, many will disagree with my following statements... I think all of the above is a result of us becoming more and more of a God-less society. Many do not feel accountable to a higher spiritual authority. Nowadays, to even mention the word "GOD," in secular circles (work, school), is becoming increasingly frowned upon. All we teach now is: "survival of the fittest." That's a "me-first" world view. And we wonder how we got here? Really? Seriously? A very wise spiritual teacher once said that the whole law of the prophets rested on 2 commandments: 1) to LOVE God with our whole heart, soul, mind and strength. 2) to LOVE our neighbor as ourselves. What's wrong with those commandments? Why have those basic moral teachings become so unpopular, and even frowned upon in secular circles? Sure, religion has created its share of problems. But that was caused by people. Anytime you have people involved, you will have problems. But that's certainly not God's fault. Sure, everyone has the right to believe in whatever they want. Also, there are atheists who have excellent ethics, and there are others who claim to be religious, but who have no moral compass. There are always exceptions. I'm talking about SOCIETY IN GENERAL and being accountable to a higher power. And you can argue my point. But time is telling the story. Just pay attention. Can't you see? The more of a God-less society that we become, the larger the gap is increasing between those who are on the top, and the rest of us on the bottom.

[@MoM-do7js]

It won’t stay that way ~ it’s been done before, their end is near

[@JB-pd3ir]

I have to agree with you (we have become quite a selfish and self absorbed culture and I would go as far to say that this is a problem from the highest strata in society to the lowest on the financial totem pole.

[@KD-rs6xx]

I agree. Individuals need a higher power. And now we're having kids look to the internet for guidance about which gender to choose to become.

[@1984Skynet]

Spiritual belief is so important. Empathy is up there too!

[@doctorberkowitz]

I was thinking the exact same thing. I didn't think anyone would say it. We're all missing God. The wealthy aren't at peace either. This is good for no one.

[@floydwilkes9904]

Great episode. Thanks again.

[@shashijain5084]

Mr Goodman is extremely articulate & clearly brilliant !!!!

[@ahagamama]

Everhear of Anand Ghirdharidas?

[@MR-tn5kv]

Michael Hudson speaks to this and gets to root causes and responses…

[@MegaMgala]

Thanks for the tip

[@noreenhappel8531]

I also thought of Buffalo Springfield"s song, when I first started listening to this.

[@kwnorton5834]

That and songs like Dylan’s Slow Train.

[@terrybake]

They are in fact our worst criminal class.

[@nadiateinert9374]

Why don't big companies have a kindergarten in their factory where one can bring one's child? The company pays daycare staff and parents know their child is safe. The company can write off costs and it would help workers and make life easier. A small gesture from the company but a huge help for the worker.

[@mikeletaurus4728]

They DO -- in all of Europe and much of the western world. We don't because providing daycare costs money, and not all of that cost can be written off. This would slightly decrease profits, and the capitalist greed among corporate owners, stockholders, and top management prevents them from relinquishing one cent toward this culturally beneficial and much-needed initiative.

[@noreenhappel8531]

Well at least, a certain prince has been abscent from Davos in recent years - too much of an embarrassment!!! Lets hope that by the time these abused and injured children - now grown into smart, determined women, get finished with them, there will be a lot more of them missing from Davos.

[@Iquey]

The fact that I can't tell if you mean Prince Andrew from England or some Prince from Saudi Arabia really speaks to the international problem of child/women's Abuse by powerful men.

[@LucBoeren]

Thanks a lot for this discussion, I’m learning from it

[@danhworth100]

“People need to sleep more…” 🤣🤣

[@TheMaddav]

This is really on par with "don't look up" .

[@williamtaylor5193]

@@TheMaddav Sleep has become the best part of life.

[@ivandafoe5451]

It's true, but the only problems that getting more sleep will solve are the problems associated with a lack of sleep.

[@muskduh]

Thanks for the video.

[@counterflow5719]

People in Congress must declare all donations and donors and must recuse themselves upon any conflict of interest. Also, them must don robes everyday and swear to work in the interest of the people in the United States.

[@CarlosRodriguez-ey8zl]

Davos Man is a few... Any faction harmed by them could sanction any number of actors on their grievance and tell tbe remaining Davos Men that they could be next. It's happened before, and it may happen again.

[@kwnorton5834]

Massive shifts which began long, long ago. Davos Man and Woman was born in modern form with Alan Turing and other miscellaneous digital pioneers, hinted at by Steve Jobs in the Apple logo, perhaps culminated in Elizabeth Holmes. We took the bait, accepted a digital world in a Faustian bargain for speed and convenience.

[@nickbrodziak611]

When you said that "Mark Carney is a friend of mine" tells me all I need to know about you. You're in the davos cabal!

[@ivandafoe5451]

Rob was one of them that has since seen the error of his/their ways (R.J. Eskow, host of The Zero Hour is another)...it makes sense to maintain relationships with people within that circle that are amenable to changing things for the better...insiders that will still listen to your changed opinions are extremely valuable. We all have friends that we still value, even though we disagree with them on various issues...I do and probably you do as well.

[@motownbiker92]

Davos man paving a future too nowhere with good intentions.

[@mikeletaurus4728]

I'm not even sure of their good intentions. If they would be honest, they would admit their only genuine intention is to protect and increase their wealth and the power that accompanies it. They talk about everything except the one thing that needs to take place: the removal of a portion of their wealth for distribution to the rest of us.

[@KD-rs6xx]

Thank you. Your explanation is convincing.

[@j2174]

Peter Goodman's 'assessment' about why people in Sunderland the North of England voted for Brexit is just flat-out wrong.

[@antonroux6737]

John Ralston Saul used the term "Davos Man" in 1994, way before Samuel Huntington!

[@motownbiker92]

Wondering if Davos man is the vulture capitalist of the 90s but on steroids ? Also there needs to be a public asset/contribution use fee placed on all Corporations using Fed and State Land, Sea and Air infrastructure for the transportation of all their products within US borders.

[@m.jdietz8546]

A Good Follow-up book Would be John Coleman's book The conspirators hierarchy The committee of 300

[@rallypojken]

Great ! Thanks!

[@MrKrissus]

thanks guys, lets be happy that the people can still use its voice. Not for much more imo

[@Lizardo451]

As for wealth there needs to be a serious estate tax.

[@JeepCherokeeful]

We need to stop government corruption

[@chris-mg5ui]

Instead of forcing the ordinary taxpaying citizens to bail them out every time they mess up

[@noreenhappel8531]

@@JeepCherokeeful Change Campaign Funding Laws. Public funding for elections. End the fillabuster..

[@rickcaldwell2862]

Yeah, let's keep that father and mother who built a business from passing it down to their children. What utter BS.

[@JeepCherokeeful]

@@rickcaldwell2862 exactly, let’s punish the little people some more;(

[@t5alx136]

Order through chaos is their slogan! I have the book and it's an awesome read! Would really recommend :D

[@treefrog3349]

To use the vernacular : "Money talks and bullshit walks". In spite of all our democratic political rhetoric; regardless of the noble sentiments and lofty ideals that get bandied about; and in spite of "the better angels of out nature", the present and future is being decided by unmitigated GREED. Worse yet, it is the greed of a relatively few that is determining the fate of BILLIONS! In America, We the People are the equivalent of the crew members of the good ship "Pequod" in search of the nefarious Moby Dick. Captain Ahab, the monomaniacal skipper of that doomed vessel is the prototype of Davos Man. Blind greed - I repeat and emphasize - BLIND - greed will prove to be the demise of Human Civilization.

[@michael511128]

Davos Man will make a great shooting video game.

[@tonifelise3668]

We need a purging of the DAVOS man and his kind. Like the french did in the revolution.

[@Kolmir]

Thank you, very informative :) Maybe Game~B can help us...

[@renderuntoseazer4884]

redistribution will save us. I also don't like Davos man, but focusing on him incessantly is not a wild goose chase.

[@heartofodds]

Permutations of the aching void.

[@thefakenewsnetwork8072]

Legends and humble guys long the progresssives

[@pazitor]

Automation and AI shifted what used to be economic return on labor to return on capital equipment. No need to invest much in humans anymore; labor has returned to the surplus status it had prior to the Black Plague. This can't be fixed with fiscal and monetary policy.

[@jimlyon7276]

While it's all very interesting, the trouble is they only deal with the SYMPTOMS, but NEVER the ORIGINAL CAUSE of an "ancient curse" that has bedevilled our species for countless millennia - According to psychologist KURT LEWIN's Boy Scout summer camp experiment in 1945, on 3 different leader ship ( which I equate to parenting ) styles # 1 - Laissez Faire- French for "Do nothing" - Which kids don't like it # 2 - Autocratic/ Over controlling - Kids HATE IT - As would any healthy person! # 3 - DEMOCRATIC - KIDS LOVE IT ! From that & closely observing my own two young kids I carried out a few micro experiments to see how they reacted ( & given the choices were numerically likely to fail, was prepared to back off, as necessary ) - It didn't take me long to obtain clear results from the change in my kids behaviour for me to conclude that not only was Lewin right but that it seems very probable that we are born "hard wired" to be both DEMOCRATIC & SOCIABLE! The problem with that is if we have abusive parents/relatives/teachers/etc then this is likely to bring the child into conflict with them as the child eventually feels forced to stand up for itself & express it's unhappiness as best they can. I don't know about elsewhere but in the UK this unnecessary conflict is labelled as the "terrible 2s" where most unaware parents will escalate a minor disagreement into a battle of wills that results in the over controlling parent escalating an often quite unnecessary situation to a level where they eventually end up crushing the child's spirit & probably setting them up with repressed anger for the rest of their lives. Another contributing factor to such problems is that as the parent has lived longer in their dysfunctional society they are likely to be more screwed up than the child who not having lived that long is more healthy than their parent ! - But I doubt many adult-children are capable of controlling their negative emotions long enough to engage their cortex to consider if they are over reacting let alone consider the consequences of the long term damage they are likely to cause including labelling the kid as a "problem child"( which is the parent "hitting the easy button" ), trotting them off to the local "trick cyclist" who instantly buys into the mother's labelling ( as it fits too easily with their own dubious THEORY / false ideology ) & thus they gang up to show the kid the "error of their ways" & if they ( not realising the gravity of what is @ stake ) make the mistake of standing up to this more refined but more dangerous form of over control they are likely to be prescribed RITALIN, prolonged excessive use of which causes the brain to swell up against the inside of their skull & cause PERMANENT brain damage ! - Hardly progress beyond the middle ages when they only bled the kid to keep them quiet ! Thankfully not all psychiatrists/ psychologists operate @ such a low level. In contrast ,THE child psychologist ALICE MILLER stated that 90% of our species are dysfunctional because of authoritarian - abusive- toxic parenting The symptoms that result from that cause @ one end of the continuum, people who take nicotine-alcohol-drugs to medicate their emotional pain to @ the other end the "great" dictators of the 20th century Hitler/Stalin/Mao/Pol Pot ( It is no random coincidence that they were all abused children who's pathological defence mechanism was to become psychopaths e.g. shut down emotionally & seek power to protect themselves) Unfortunately these dictators obtained such power as to allow them to re-enact their child hood traumas-dramas on the world stage leading to World War / Holocaust - Genocide / deliberate famine / etc While I feel sorry for what happened to them as kids clearly, @ the VERY least psychopaths should NEVER EVER be given power - & clearly we have yet to learn that lesson ! BTW - ALICE MILLER has written over a dozen books on this topic & a good starting point is "For Your Own Good: The Roots of Violence in Child-Rearing " As for capitalists profiting from disasters etc, we learned about that from The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism - 1 May 2008 by Naomi Klein

[@mikeletaurus4728]

You present an interesting perspective that seems to have merit.

[@lavigner328]

lobbyist have money... nothing else

[@susanterry3687]

This can't he said often enough, like and share.

[@brentroberts5323]

The US and Europe markets have almost been picked clean. They have saddle consumers and the government with debt and dismantled labor unions suppressed wadges. We can no longer expect social mobility but expect decline for each generation. They look to untapped market's like Asia and the middle east, then eventually maybe global south. It almost reminds me of gentrification but on a global scale. Hedges is right about huge sacrifice zones left in the US where we have been abandoned. They will have to offer a UBI at some point but who would want to be dependent on this government for survival as it is?

[@chpayobot9318]

Keep it up! Oh... and keep looking up. Keep. Looking. Up. Ceiling. Up. Look up. Dots. Look for them. Always look for the dots. The dots. The dots. The dots. Any weird visual manifesting themselves within your vicinity which would otherwise not be there. Up. And use your ears the right way. If no one was speaking before... they probably shouldn't be doing so now. This makes me feel up hoping you'll rethink those small sounds and sights that don't quite add up....

[@eroceanos]

He understands the deceptive ideology of capitalism. It starts with interest on credit: the basic deception…. From that fundamental divide, all evils arise, as an iron law of oligarchy.

[@lavigner328]

the system is the problem we must change the system now what is that too be if we could collaborate with could figure this thing out

[@ivandafoe5451]

"The system" is the result of poorly controlled capitalism that has outgrown its usefulness into an insatiable monster that controls everything.

[@heartofodds]

Money sure has a lot of rich people.

[@lavigner328]

we have the same right here

[@JB-pd3ir]

These people state that "Davos Man" was somewhat acclimated to Trump and liked him well enough. This surprised me as I did not see that but if others watching this video do have examples of this I will be interested to listen.

[@elizabethbeunaiche6470]

The plan has been written! 3 Fold Commonwealth, Liberté, Fraternité, Égalité. Decisions and the highest worth given to individuals, and the possibility to find their talents and expertise. To work for community. Start here.

[@gregorystevens5173]

How they do it. @ 1:09:05 "If people don't trust the authorities, thinking becomes tribal".

[@tomkarnes69]

The 2008 financial take down was deliberate, cost one $Trillion dollars, the 2020 Plandemic financial take down was deliberate, cost 3.9 $Trillion, you can't have Davos man without systemic poverty, they are inextricably linked

[@mikeletaurus4728]

The pandemic wasn't planned, but it was certainly pounced upon with a quickness by the hyper-wealthy, who shrewdly and heartlessly realized it offered them yet another way to increase their capital at the expense of the underclass.

[@tomkarnes69]

Jackson Hole, August 22 2019, the Central Bankers made a decision to takedown the global economy, it was a mathematical certainty had to happen as the 500 year Central bank / military model is over, for a PhD grade breakdown go to the Solari report, also re-read "The Real Anthony Fauci", where RFK Jr outlines secret pandemic exercises in collaboration with the CIA going back to 1998, look into that

[@tomkarnes69]

No conspiracies, read more

[@mikeletaurus4728]

@@tomkarnes69 If evil forces did conspire to cause global economic "take down" (your term), why would they ever choose such an unpredictable method as a pandemic, with no way of knowing the actual outcome? Makes no sense at all when far more predictable and controllable methods are available.

[@tomkarnes69]

I agree with you, didn't see the pandemic coming either, completely by surprise, but allow me to tell a story that goes to the heart of the matter. In 1976, I was US Army, we were told; "All you all gunna take the shot", there was a virulent outbreak of Swine Flu, and thay rushed a Vaccine, and there was no debate, so I show up at the make shift shot clinic, the cafeteria aka mess hall, first thing nobody was watching me, complete Kaos, without missing a beat, I took off my starched fatigue shirt, rolled up my left sleeve of my whit t-shirt, walked up to the exit station with my right hand over my left arm and announced; "Ouch, that hurt", the guy looked up, checked my name off the list, walked injection free, the next day 100 of my guys wound up in sic bay. $150 million spent on vaccines, one guy at Ft. Dixx died from the flu, $76 million spent by DOJ, to clean up all the medical lawsuits, and the entire mess was memory holed, and I am still here as living testimony, your welcome

[@Nine-Signs]

The road to somewhere was the road to Koyaanisqatsi.

[@lavigner328]

our incentives are all wrong they must be revised

[@TheLivirus]

Are you a robot?

[@BobbbyJoeKlop]

How anyone, in good faith, ever bought into the idea of "self regulation" is beyond me. Especially on matters of health/safety, and accounting. If self-regulation worked, we would have never needed the rule of law. Only a krook tells you to just trust him.

[@geoffreynhill2833]

A well-informed, illuminating, down-to-earth and helpful discussion. Thanks!

[@jimsykes6843]

27:24 - our problem in a nutshell

[@jod5834]

💯💯👍👍

[@lavigner328]

once they take the money there gone over the years I never seen one make it

[@JohnSmith-zl7mh]

Oh, wait, the issue of "the tangible benefit of local governance for practical problems vs. pie-in-the-sky global governance that never delivers" (120 characters) -- in the old civilization, that had a one-word name: Subsidiarity (12 characters). It's amazing how those dim-witted pre-moderns thought.

[@amyfink6653]

Thanks for repeatedly mentioning our need to address climate change!

[@abmac6390]

If climate change were true,why ignore proven solutions to co2 increases such as nuclear. Hydrogen and natural gas. By the way, one volcano of size destroyed all of your co2 efforts for years to come

[@amyfink6653]

@@abmac6390 natural gas is a big source of global warming.

[@Yates__]

Ironically pushing the same agenda as the WEF.

[@highpointcreditadvisors5869]

Your guest needs to go watch the videos of what Trump actually said and not believe what they said he said.

[@bookjameslive79]

Are you going to have on bill black on

[@geoffreynhill2833]

Ray Dalio: "What we need now is to unleash more animal spirits..." Is this a quote from "Mein Kampf"? 🙁

[@geoffreynhill2833]

Give people work that ACTUALLY NEEDS DOING! There's plenty of it now...

[@geoffreynhill2833]

Fraternal Greetings from the UK! (I wasn't around when we mastered you!)

[@ColonelMuppet]

We just replaying the 1920s…same old neoclassical toss…all got reinvented in the 70s

[@dughlasjames9032]

1945 - 70 ? Your talking about pre fiat currency.

[@andrewmoeller2111]

Totally misses the point. When ‘Davos’ man can manipulate the outcome of democratic process, they are totally in favor of ‘government regulation’ That’s what ‘public private partnership’ means

[@mikeletaurus4728]

You present a cynical and accurate perspective. History informs us that violence is the only effective precursor to the enactment of genuine, enduring structural change, i.e., the redistribution of wealth.

[@soarornor]

This guy is so NYT’s it’s ridiculous. The most empty report I’ve ever heard. I was expecting a lot more and almost ordered the book until I realized who has employed this guy to write. Not a great pedigree. Davos is pretty easy to understand. It’s organized crime and most people see that.

[@JeepCherokeeful]

Government Corruption is the biggest threat to mankind but these fools don’t even mention it.

[@tracyleighbasham]

Your response seems almost angry. I thought the idea was to draw more people from the middle and right to our cause. Seems anytime we achieve that, there is more criticism than praise. #solidarity

[@sandrahouston791]

I too thought about the book but glad he talked me right out of it. He's only correct on who caused it all.

[@barunto1]

@@tracyleighbasham and what cause might that be? You say cause from the middle and right. So you mean the left?

[@geoffreynhill2833]

UNIVERSAL DAVOSTATION 😒🏴‍☠

[@geoffreynhill2833]

Subtitle: How the stinking rich can help the world without sacrificing their wealth and power. (Stronger perfume?)

[@rubengutierrez5102]

Men in Davos, Switzerland might control governments here in the West. But they're not running anything in the East, yo!

[@sabinesa08]

Look up who has attended so far the Young Global Leaders program. Why is China participating in the WEF? Check this years online congress of the WEF. Same BS everywhere. It is a Global Plandemic.

[@JB-pd3ir]

@@sabinesa08 I think ultimately China does not plan to submit to WEF. They are somewhat participating for now (and using it for things that are helpful to them personally) while they hope to continue to build power.

[@jmcampbell05]

WE'RE NOT WORTHY, MR. GOODMAN. CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR BOOK AND THE CONTRIBUTION IT WILL MAKE.

[@heartofodds]

We all know the solution.

[@datascientist851]

West will never get or understand INDIA 😁, but INDIA gets the west motives never under estimate our Gujju bhai's 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@georgeflitzer7160]

Foxes over the chicken house

[@MsKariSmith]

A good talk, we the people of the world need knowledge as to what is happening. Here is a way to begin changing things in this world. I am so proud to be Canadian. Don't stop til we have our freedom back. The world is watching us and I hope they follow our example. We all need our freedoms back. Enough of this incompetent gov. and their owners! We need a gov. that serves the people, not the other way around. No matter if the mandates come off or not, we as Canadians have to make a stand! Go back to living our lives, no masks, no vaccines, no lockdowns! What can they do? Lock up the entire country? It has to stop and we as a people have way more power as a whole compared to small groups. This convoy is evidence to that fact. So keep on "Truckin!" and fighting the good fight Canada! K from Manitoba.

[@vlndfee6481]

Did you some real good search for vaccine safety? Lonon real showed EU parlement explaining.... I am in shock !!!

[@alinebaruchi1936]

Another one

[@felixrabe]

Pull the plug.

[@carolynwertelecki698]

Rich people have feelings too.

[@mikeletaurus4728]

Then they should start acting like it.

[@harryflashman4542]

it's gonna (while shaking head) create an awful lot of jobs, some people are going to lose jobs. Like coal miners (none of the audience are likely to be coal miners or for that matter, be employed within the private sector) No, many, many people are going to lose their jobs as renewables breaks the economy. A few people are going to get exceedingly wealthy. Renewables will be covid economy x 100. I'm thinking the purpose of Davos is to make the west as poor as Venezuela or Zimbabwe. For global equality.

[@Yates__]

So he's promoting climate change, the vaccine and bashing populism? Sounds like he is working for the WEF, not criticizing them. The WEF is far more than just 'virtue signalling' for billionaires.

[@basedxennial6269]

And God bless the Northern League and the Sweden Democrats

[@scpatl4now]

Detached but Always Voicing Obvious Shitiness

[@eroceanos]

Very interesting, but his ignorance on these Mrna-shots is a no go.

[@lavigner328]

not true Cihina is not the problem they can be part of the solution

[@rickcaldwell2862]

China and their corruption of tech oligarchs is a huge problem.

[@deannadelmar9863]

So how to fix is buried, no answers here…. Democracy is dead…. Only façades remain…. Nothing to see here.

[@michaelskinner3067]

It's hearing stuff like this that makes me think how urgent it is for you all in America to start re engaging with Marx again. Start breaking the stigma of that sort of analysis.

[@elizabethbeunaiche6470]

Economy won't save us.

[@ABCXYZ-jk8me]

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[@Lizardo451]

The economic and social model of the CCP is rebranded national socialism.

[@JB-pd3ir]

I agree.