It's interesting to see such a wide range of opinions and interpretations. I think that speaks to the diversity here on MFK.
When it comes to the underlying issue of class, these individuals are in a separate class all together and, as kingofthejungle said, "there's no real accountability". How could there be, under these circumstances of extreme wealth and poverty?
Yes, there have always been those who have exploited positions of power to advance their own interests and maintain the status quo but today, as Matt (dogofwar) previously pointed out, we are dealing with an unprecedented amount of financial, industrial, political and military control under the influence of an increasingly few individuals and corporations. With the threats that poverty(lack of resources), climate change and possible thermonuclear war pose to humanity, are these the individuals we want to be leading us into an age of global governance? No, not me!
It's apparent that systematic corruption breeds these corporate titans, but one could go further and justifiably say that there exists a corrupt corporate culture that promulgates the pursuit of maximum profit with no regard for ecological damage or human suffering. This, is unacceptable and ultimately it is up to us to demand accountability for a long track record of deliberate criminal and clandestine activities that have been perpetrated against all of us.
Matt made another great point about civic participation. This is everyone's duty but before one acts, one must be informed as to he nature of what they're working against. There IS an agenda to seize control of EVERY resource needed for human existence and it is due to a lack of awareness that many people take the implications of this centralized global power too lightly.
David R made a disturbing statement about population control which eerily reverberates the sentiments of those in power.
"IMO there are a lot of naive westerners still trying to "feed the world" rather than look at a long-term sustainable population level. The UN wants to cure Aids and poverty in Africa, if you look at how many people die of Aids then imagine them all living and reproducing it seems the two goals are completely at odds with each other.
I'd like to know, in the context of the OPs original title, to what level could the 100 Richest People cure "poverty"? What is poverty? How do you define it, in a global sense? There is a lot of talk here in New Zealand about poverty, especially child poverty, yet when I mention it to a South African colleague he says "that is why I love this country, your 'poor people' live in houses"..."
Does this sentiment foreshadow things to come, or explain the ever expanding neo-colonial wars being waged around the globe in an effort to secure global hegemony? What happens when when they succeed?
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