![]() ![]() While the website of the World Economic Forum gives a nod to the late American economist Milton Friedman, some of its goals seem more in keeping with the politics of Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. In fact, Schwab and other proponents of the Great Reset are outspoken about their goals, which include swapping an economic system based on shareholders for one that includes disparate stakeholders, increased emphasis on environmental efforts and social responsibility, and increased global cooperation. ![]() While Beck is sometimes denounced as a conspiracy theorist who plays on people’s fear for ratings, a 2020 headline on the website of National Review said: “The Great Reset: If only it were just a conspiracy.” Klaus Schwab, the Great Reset spokesman I've said many times so far, "the bad stuff (of the Great Reset) hasn't even started yet." Well, now it's beginning.- James Lindsay, former intellectual March 6, 2022 Here’s why a brutal military operation in Eastern Europe has some Americans worried about how it will affect their lives - whether or not the U.S. But instead of sidelining conversation about the Great Reset, the Ukraine crisis has intensified it. Then something unexpected happened: Russia invaded Ukraine, and the conflict displaced COVID-19 as the world’s most urgent concern. Radio personality Glenn Beck, in particular, has been crusading against Schwab’s vision for a new kind of capitalism, which he calls “stakeholder capitalism.” And in January, Beck and co-author Justin Haskins published a book outlining their opposition to what they call “the movement that could finally snuff out the flame of liberty in America.” That sounds more like a command than a suggestion, which helps to explain why some conservatives were outraged at the prospect of America taking marching orders from an 83-year-old German economist. “Every country, from the United States to China, must participate, and every industry, from oil and gas to tech, must be transformed.” “The world must act jointly and swiftly to revamp all aspects of our societies and economies, from education to social contracts and working conditions,” Klaus Schwab wrote. In June of 2020, three months into the pandemic, the leader of the World Economic Forum said that COVID-19 provided an urgent reason for the world to pursue a “great reset” of capitalism. ![]()
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