During decades, progressives have tried to use climate change to justify changes in progressive politics. But their last try - a new proposal called “The Great Reset” - is the most ambitious and radical plan the world has ever seen in more than one generation.
In a virtual meeting at the start of June, organized by the International Economic Forum, some corporate leaders, government employees and some of the most influential activists of the planet announced a proposal to “reset” the global economy. Instead of traditional capitalism, this high profile group said that the world should adopt more socialits policies, like wealth taxes, additional regulations and massive governmental programs similar to the New Deal.
“All counties, from the US to China, must participate, in all sectors, from petroleum and gas to tech, must be transformed”, wrote Klaus Schwab, founder and president of the World Economics Forum, in an article published in the WEF website. “In short, we must have a “great reset” of capitalism.” Schwab also said that “all aspects of our societies and economies” must be “renewed”, “since education to social contracts and working conditions”.
Joining Schwab in the WEF event was Prince Charles, one of the biggest proponents of the Great Reset; Gina Gopinath, lead-economist of the International Monetary fund; António Guterres, general-secretary of the United Nations; and presidents and CEOs of big international corporations like Microsoft and BP. Activists of agents like Greenpeace and a variety of academics also attended the event or expressed support for the Great Reset. The idea is that the world needs more massive governmental programs and long term policies compared to those offered like socialist american politics like Senator Bernie. They want a new form of Socialism - a word the World Economic Forum deliberately refrained from using, at the same time they were crying out for it.
“We must design policies that align with investing in people and in the environment”, said the general-secretary of the International Syndical Confederation, Sharan Burrow. “But, above all else, the long term perspective is necessary to rebalance the economies.” One of the main themes of the June’s meeting was that the CoronaVirus pandemic created a great “opportunity” for many of the World Economic Forum to realize their radical transformation of Capitalism, which they recognize would probably not be possible without the pandemic.
“We have a golden opportunity to enjoy something good out of this crisis - its unprecedented shockwaves can very well make people more susceptible to great visions of change”, said Prince Charles in a meeting, further on adding: “It’s an opportunity that we have never see before and may never have again ever.”
How do these leaders plan to convince the world into completely altering their economy in the long term? The answer is that they already have other “crises” to generate the social impact necessary to allow widespread governmental intervention. These government employees, activists and influencers can’t impose a systematic change of this magnitude on their own. It’s because of that, that they have begun to activate vast networks of left wing activists from all around the world, which throughout 2021 will demand by action, changes in line with the Great Reset. For those of us who support the free market, it’s a dangerous initiative. The United States is the most powerful and prosperous nation of Earth precisely because of their market based principles which the supporters of the Great Reset fight against.
As said before, these movements have already demonstrated during the COVID-19 pandemic that they can radically change political reality in the midst of a crisis, it is then not difficult to see how this initiative can become a resultant.