Davos (2015)

davosAre you excited? Davos starts tomorrow. It is not just a town, but an event.  Anyone who is anyone will be in attendance. It’s where the SUPERCLASS go to wheel and deal and of course party. You can bet that David Rothkopf will be there! Here you will find many puffed egos and self-appointed masters of the universe, most of whom know they are your betters. Were you invited to Davos this year? Well, neither was I.   Just in case you get lost, Davos is just down the road a bit from Basel, Switzerland home of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and the Financial Stability Board (FSB).   The venue of the 2015 annual meeting of the World Economic Forum is of course Davos, Switzerland where more than 2,500 leaders from government, business and society will gather for the 45th annual conference Jan. 21-24.

David Rothkopf wrote a tell-all book about the SUPERCLASS. Only one problem, he kept tripping over his own ego. As one book reviewer noted:

“This book takes a LOT of time to say very little. In summary, here’s what the author takes several hundred pages to tell us:

a) The world is ruled by an informal group of about 6,000 people;
b) I [the author] am one of them! Aren’t I special?
c) I know who the others are—but I’m not going to tell you!
d) They all get together once each year in Davos;
e) Davos is quaint, and has good restaurants, but inadequate lodging; and,
f) Oh, did I forget to tell you? I’M one of the Davos world elite! I AM special!”

Yes, money and status remove even the most intelligent –like Mr. Rothkopf– from their earthly constraints of humility and gratitude, elevating them to the rarefied air breathed only by the select few of yes, the ‘SUPERCLASS’ and that ain’t you bro.

ClearNFO’s review of Rothkopf’s  ‘SUPERCLASS’

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