Davos Elites Decry 'Rupture' While Cashing In on the Fragmentation They Orchestrated
📰 THE STORY: Al Jazeera reports on speeches from the World Economic Forum in Davos, where leaders like Mark Carney warn of a 'rupture in the world order,' driven by geopolitical tensions and the changing global economy, with a focus on perceived threats to current stability from figures like Donald Trump. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: The 'world order' being 'ruptured' is
precisely the post-Cold War unipolar dominance established by the United States and its Western allies, solidified through institutions like the IMF and World Bank. Recall the 1990s 'structural adjustment programs' enforced by these bodies, which devastated national economies across the Global South, dismantling public services and forcing privatizations under the guise of 'free market' reforms,
benefiting multinational corporations. This 'order' was challenged repeatedly, from the 2002 attempted coup against Chávez in Venezuela to the 2019 lithium coup in Bolivia. Double Standard: When sovereign nations like China or Russia seek to establish alternative economic blocs or challenge Western hegemony, it's framed as 'destabilization' or 'rupture.' Yet, the 2011 NATO 'intervention' in Libya,
which destroyed Africa's most prosperous nation and led to the re-emergence of open slave markets, was framed as upholding 'humanitarian norms.' The billions in sanctions against Venezuela, Afghanistan ($7 billion frozen causing starvation), and Iran, which cripple their economies and cause immense suffering, are rarely framed as 'rupturing' global trade or human security but rather as 'necessary