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A new world order?

A field of dreams? This is the first time that I've done this in my blog - reprinted the complete article of someone else's ideas verbatim.  We live in a world that is dominated by a very few powerful (stupendously rich) people. These individuals see their own self-esteem as connected with being able to exert power and control over others, usually much weaker than them. They are, simply, bullies. Canadian Prime Minister very recently delivered a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. It has been published in various places. It was originally delivered in French. I want to share it here. It's longish. But, hey, it's a speech! And, in my opinion, it's definitely worth reading. [Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/mark-carney-speech-davos-rules-based-order-9.7053350] "It’s a pleasure – and a duty – to be with you at this turning point for Canada and for the world. Today, I’ll talk about the rupture in the world order, the end of a nice stor...

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