Who really controls the world? Thought provoking.

Well if they control something it is because we let them. Turn off your phone and computer. Magic…go outside. If you were here i would have you stand in a dinosaur’s tracks. It is ok.
 

Naturally said:
... Mason ...

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Is that your dog?
That’s a handsome boy. ♥️
 
Remy said:
Us little ants working and paying taxes sure don't! It can boggle your mind and drive one mad if you think about it too much.

I recently watched a video about Danny Thomas' home in So-Cal. It was torn down to the ground. You could see from the video that the view was outstanding. Appears someone had the money to buy it, tear it down, just for the land. While there are people struggling with housing.

We got problems.
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Are you suggesting the person who bought the property shouldn't have had the means ?

If that person made the money legally , developing a product or service that other folks lined up to purchase then .... why shouldn't he ?
 
timoc said:

I was convinced it was Ming​

Flash Gordon: Ming The Merciless Entrance​

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Flash
Ah-ah
Saviour of the universe

Flash
Ah-ah
He'll save every one of us

Flash
Ah-ah
He's a miracle

Flash
Ah-ah
King of the impossible

He's for every one of us
Stands for every one of us
He'll save with a mighty hand
Every man, every woman, every child with a mighty Flash
 
For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given, and the government will be on His shoulder.
And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
 
rgp said:
Are you suggesting the person who bought the property shouldn't have had the means ?

If that person made the money legally , developing a product or service that other folks lined up to purchase then .... why shouldn't he ?
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You are right, it's their money. They can do as they please. I have no control over their actions. It happens, it always has and it will continue. I just find it hard when someone can do this. It was a waste of resources. That house went into a landfill someplace. (perhaps some parts got re-used, I'll guess not) People live on the street. People struggle. Some have disposable money. I'm not saying this completely right, I worked and I'm tired. But if it doesn't bother you, that's fine.
 
Gaer said:
Wonderful question! I would say ultimately God and the powers in the heavens.

This is incredibly planned, organized, specific to the last detail. Not even the most intricate action can be changed and the man who thinks free will towers over preset actions is not correct. However, gods and angels have powers of miracles and free will which can delay, even to other lives, specific actions and occurrences.

The quality of the vibrations of every thought, word and action produces an influence in the atmosphere and is constantly influencing every other thing. Man has free will and free choice and this intertwines with his heavenly destiny. We are the co-creators of our own lives.
Anyway, my opinion.
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Ah 'erhmm - I think we know that its more than just your opinion heh?
 
Chet said:
It's always money. I could say whose but I'd get kicked off SF.
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I have struggled with this over the years. Having worked for most of my life, I understand the exchange of service (time and labor) for salary. I also understand that I was always happy to make more money, and unhappy to make less. Then, when you reach the, erm, last bit of your life, you get to reflect on things. This means you might look behind the curtain and see some mistakes that went uncorrected.

Money is an essential tool in our society. We need it to feed ourselves, and to support our families. We enjoy having excess of what we need for so called "luxuries", be it holidays, cars, furniture, or whatever. I don't think there's a good argument against any of this. Capitalist societies work this way, and has underpinned the most successful form of society the world has ever seen.

The difficulty is when a normal desire tips over into greed. We could argue what represents greed all day long, but I'll suggest it's pursuing money for the sake of having more. Money for money sake.

It is this that has become a prominent issue. There is nothing we can profit from that isn't due to the work of others. Our gain, is their loss. In capitalism, the onus on the business owner is to drive down costs in order to maximize profits. One of the major costs is labor, so salaries must be as low as they can keep them. If they can produce cheaper than a competitor, then they can sell at a cheaper price, or simply make more profit.

And therein lies the problem. It's why we accept economic slavery. One of the biggest of those guilty of this, is Apple. Sometimes the richest company on the planet, they're renowned for using manufacturing practices that amount to slavery. They leverage cheap, foreign labor, to increase profit. It costs Apple (apparently) $466 to make a top of the line iPhone. It retails at around $1100. Apple are actively moving some manufacturing to yet cheaper locations such as Vietnam and India. In pure capitalist terms, that's perfectly understandable. In times when people are touting "made in America" and there's a rise of anti-foreigner sentiments, it's amazing how many people will continue to buy Apple products even if they're dead set against any kind of slavery, isn't it?

We live in times when the richest man in the world has $240bn. I can't help feeling something has gone awry when one man can have that much. What would he need that much for? To buy Twitter and waste it? As much as I respect capitalism, it does give me a sick feeling in the stomach at times. The lowest rung of the "top 1%" is around $550,000 a year. Yikes.

The flaw I see is that there's no incentive to spread the wealth; that more is always better, and if you're not getting enough of the pie it is your own fault. Having worked in business and supervised staff, I know this is not true. There will always be rich people, and poorer people. But does the difference between the two have to be so great? I don't think so. But that's going against the grain, as it were, and doesn't conform to capitalist thinking.

So back to your post - yes, it's money. But it's not money itself, it's what it represents. At one time I lived what might be called a lavish lifestyle. Today I live a very modest one. I was no happier then, and I wish I'd made better decisions at times. I spent a good deal of time pursuing goals that had no purpose other than to themselves. Money isn't bad though, it's just that some of the people that have it are. Money, to a large extent, has become weaponized and used against us.

/rant off.
 
VaughanJB said:
Who are the elite, and do their names coincide with how wealthy they are?
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The elite are the 1% who fly around in private jets lecturing the rest of us on how our cars, our steak dinner, and our glasses of milk are destroying the planet without seeing any irony in this whatsoever. I could name names for you but I could be kicked outta here for doing so. :oops:
 
chic said:
The elite are the 1% who fly around in private jets lecturing the rest of us on how our cars, our steak dinner, and our glasses of milk are destroying the planet without seeing any irony in this whatsoever. I could name names for you but I could be kicked outta here for doing so. :oops:
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No need for names. So it's the top 1% then? The rich.

I guess it's difficult to suggest they don't have a sphere of influence. After all, they have the cash to invest, and of course own businesses etc. So they have a far larger influence than the likes of you or I. I don't think that's debatable. What I would debate - and I don't think we can do it here - is whether there's a master plan. I don't think there is. I think they may enter into deals that have mutual benefit, but I don't think they have a master plan for the likes of you and me.

There will never be a time where there aren't haves, and have nots. There's always someone with more wealth, more control, and more influence. It's the way of things. On the other hand, when I close my front door, I can easily fill my space with my own ideas of what I want, what is acceptable, and what is not. I don't think the likes of Mr. Musk much cares about my tiny domain. :D
 
Update/bump 2025

Blackrock's name gets tossed around alot as an organization gobbling up real estate with their wealth for control, power or leverage.

This week Blackrock CEO Larry Fink was named as interim co chair of the World Economic Forum, repeat the WORLD Economic Forum aka the WEF.

https://money.usnews.com/investing/...nk-roches-andre-hoffmann-as-interim-co-chairs

Who controls the world and/or who wants to control the world?
 

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