Staff Reports
In a world where the elite gather to discuss the latest in global governance, the 2023 World Economic Forum in Davos has become the perfect setting for some seriously odd ideas. A crowd donned in their finest Moncler parkas is chowing down on crickets, all while discussing how they can make the world a better—and perhaps bug-filled—place. It seems that for the globalists, the future lies not in the traditional farms but in cultivating meat from something that hops around. The confusion is palpable as people munch on these tiny critters while ignoring the very real issues affecting the average citizen back home.
The people in Davos like to think they’re making our lives better, but the reality suggests otherwise. With rising inflation, ever-increasing migration, and the famed push for fake meat, it’s hard to tell if any of their ideas have done anything substantial. There are grand plans afoot to tackle the water crisis, but it sounds awfully like they’re gearing up to tax rainwater. Just when folks thought they couldn’t be taxed more, these ideas rain down from the mountaintop of globalism. And while global elites talk big about climate resilience, the everyday American is left wondering how they’ll handle the predicted billions of climate migrants and whether they’ll trust these elites to keep them safe and sound while doing so.
Experts at Davos seem to have a lot to say about the future of the world, including the chilling prospect of young people in 2050 being predominantly African. This raises many eyebrows and perhaps a few skip-a-heartbeat moments as they ponder what that means for the geopolitical landscape. Even a Columbia professor had the audacity to speculate on fighting babies—though one might not be quite sure how to handle that kind of hypothetical. If aging can really be reversed, just think what that might mean for American politics!
Meanwhile, American education is getting an upgrade in the most peculiar way. Randi Weingarten, head of the teachers’ union, has been attending Davos, yet year after year, test scores keep slipping while teacher salaries climb higher. It makes one wonder whether she’s more focused on the students’ futures or the elite networking opportunities, and whether there’s some sort of formula she’s brainstorming to tie the two together. Perhaps instead of setting up an effective educational framework, the plan is to create a business model that locks in future generations to economic dependency.
Not to be outdone in the corporate realm, Larry Fink, big cheese at BlackRock, was front and center at the conference this year. As attendees complimented his leadership, the underlying suspicion remained—can talk of carbon footprints and sustainability really be taken seriously from someone arriving on a private jet? It becomes a circus of contradictory statements as leaders attempt to wave their hands over critical concerns while surrounded by bodyguards and private security.
The sheer lunacy of this gathering continues as political figures, like California Governor Gavin Newsom, partake in the show, throwing barbs at Trump even while potentially groveling behind the scenes. It’s a bizarre dance of insults and admiration, with individuals like Newsom waving the flag of progressive ideas while secretly hoping to cozy up to the very man he criticizes. Newsom’s antics are less about genuine political discourse and more reminiscent of a child hoping to gain validation from a stern father figure. Amidst all this, one has to wonder just how these global forums will ever address the real problems facing Americans with their heads so far in the clouds—and perhaps their mouths full of crickets.
