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That’s not what “power” means. They don’t have the power to force anything to happen outside their little get together. The only “power” they have is limited t
by mthoms 4y ago
That’s not what “power” means. They don’t have the power to force anything to happen outside their little get together.
The only “power” they have is limited to what participants can or can’t do while attending. Such as: they have the power to require attendees wear their name tags as a condition for attending.
(Not sure if that’s actually a thing; it’s merely illustrative)
- listenallyall 4y agoIf you only think power = force, you don't understand how real power is wielded. You're absolutely correct, WEF will not jail you if you do something its members don't like. If you assume that means it doesn't have any power other than enforcing name tag rules, you're naive.
- mthoms 4y agoCan you give an example where they have wielded this power? That is, can you give a single, solitary example where the WEF has implemented something that goes against the wishes of the electorate somewhere? Anything?
- listenallyall 4y agoI don't think you'll find a single person, including hardcore climate deniers, (let alone an entire "electorate") that would endorse 1000+ private jets all heading to the same event. Why not hold the conference over Zoom? https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jan/13/private-jet-emissions-quadrupled-davos-2022 https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/environment...