THE GATHERING OF THE PRIVILEGED

The most important headline of the last six months that hapless journalists around the world failed to highlight has nothing to do with war or disease.
It ain't Syria…
It ain't ISIS…
And it sure as hell ain't Ukraine…

This world is the playground of 1300 billionaires who own 75% of its wealth! This outcome of the new face of Capitalism that has monopoly written across its face has been bred by the vanity and greed of humans and it is the scariest thing these pair of ears have ever heard. Even more scary than Penderecki's
Threnody For The Victims Of Hiroshima.

Corporatism and globalisation form a lethal concoction. There's the "haves" and the "have-nots" with the latter harbouring utopian thoughts that the "haves" will share their spoils. They call this action a "redistribution of wealth". Words of course, at some point, tend to lose their meaning, like, where is the civility in civilisation so I wouldn't hold my breath on the redistribution front…

Redistribution will happen if and when things get ugly. And I imagine they will, maybe not soon, but they will… Much uglier….

Got my trophies on the wall
Heads I've hunted down the hall
And I guard my winnings well
Carry them with me when I go

"Lust For Power"      Justin Sullivan (NMA)














Working in a cubicle and have a name tag, they suck your lifeblood...
Working in marketing pushing their goods, you are sleeping with the devil…
It's called earning a living too, though…

Consume more than you need
This is the dream
Make you pauper
Or make you queen
I won't die lonely
I'll have it all prearranged
A grave that's deep and wide enough
For me and all my mountains o' things

"Mountains O' Things"     (TRACY CHAPMAN)




The sad thing is that Bruce Cockburn never came across that rocket launcher. Launch one on the G7 meeting. The G7…. these arrogant leaders of the most "advanced" economies in the world. They gather for annual meetings to discuss the fate of the have-nots…

INTERIOR                                  DINNER TABLE                                        EVENING

French President   : Madame Chancellor let me express my gratitude for the hospitality. The frog's legs
                                sauteed in lemon sauce ces't magnifique and let me commend you on your attire
                                too! It brings out the unsexiness in you…

German Chancellor : Oh monsieur President, danke…
     (blushing)

American President : Yeah, Mother Theresa ain't got nothing on her, harharhar… my goodness these
                                  caramelised baby mushrooms are heavenly…

English PM            :  This steak is soooo juicy…..

German Chancellor  : Mr Prime Minister you haven't touched your steak. Is there a problem with it? I
  (to Japanese PM)      can have them catch some raw fish from the lake outside…

English PM           : This steak is soooo juicy….

Italian PM             : So how about distributing some of the starving immigrants to you guys. This wine
                                e meraviglioso! Italian, right?

German Chancellor : Yes indeed, it is Italian. What was your other question Mr Prime Minister?

English PM             : This steak is sooo juicy…

Italian PM               : I was asking you about the immigrants…

English PM             : Can't a man enjoy his steak in peace? Why do you have to spoil it with silly
                                  demands….. sooooo juicy….

German Chancellor : Ready for sweets? You should try the chestnut and amaretto roulade…

American President : Holy Cow! Just to think we've been raising our kids on cherry pie…. This
                                  is so tasty….

English PM             : Delicious. I'll stuff my face with another helping…. What do you do with
                                  the leftovers madame Chancellor?

German Chancellor : In the garbage bin.  The poor cats feed on them…. I can have some in a
                                  container for you to stuff your face on the flight back my dear PM….

American President : Yeah, doggie bag for me too….

Canadian PM         : May I commend you on a lovely dinner madame Chancellor. My congratulations
                                 to the chef and the kitchen staff, you must be paying them well….

German Chancellor : Pittance really, they're only a bunch of immigrants……


So, when you come across that rocket launcher Mr Cockburn, please start with the G7 meeting.
And then move on to the Bilderberg meeting. The movers and shakers of the world. These people are close to 100 so you will probably need two rocket launchers. Oh, and I hear Kissinger is still attending and actually hasn't missed a single meeting. To be honest I'm surprised he is still alive. So make it three launchers just to be on the safe side…..

                             

I have to raise every voice
At least I've got to try
Every time I think about it
Water rises to my eyes

Situation desperate
Echoes of the victims cries
If I had a rocket launcher
Some sonofabitch would die


"If I Had A Rocket Launcher"
(BRUCE COCKBURN)