North Korea's communist dictator started the year this way.
threatening To annihilate America.China faces a new year economic turmoil Youth unemployment is at an all-time high, and there are continuing fears of conquering Taiwan and engaging its defenders.ukraine remain occupied By about 500,000 Russian troops. US military, hinting at continued support to Israel in the fight against Hamas terrorists, ammo is lowwhich recently sank an Iranian proxy fighter's ship.
Despite the looming threat of escalating armed conflict and even nuclear holocaust, Klaus Schwab's World Economic Forum revealed this week that the world has far more pressing concerns.
According to WEF, “ Global Risk Report 2024'The biggest threats facing humanity over the next two years are 'misinformation and disinformation' and bad weather.
The report is based on a September survey of 1,490 academics, politicians, bureaucrats and other elites, ostensibly divorced from street concerns, and found that “decision-makers are concerned about the current crisis and the long-term.'' analyzed global risks in three time frames to help balance global priorities.
For this year, 66% of respondents said weather is most likely to cause a major global crisis. Only 25% said the same about the escalation of wars and ongoing conflicts.
Social polarization, cyber unrest and armed conflict between states rank third, fourth and fifth in terms of risk severity after unwanted speech and weather events, according to the technocratic organization's two-year risk assessment. is ranked.
inflation Currently, the kind of thing that eats away at Americans' savings and drives up the cost of living ranks No. 7, but the economic downturn barely made it into the top 10.
Commentator Josie Grabach, known online as “Redhead Liberal,” said:
highlighted “The first four concerns concern how to control the people. The following topics, which have more to do with the welfare of the people, are secondary.”
The Virginia Project, the state Republican Party’s PAC, responded to the WEF list with the following response:
Focus on it“Literally all of these problems are caused by the kinds of people who created this graph.”
Unlike the global average, U.S. respondents to the survey said their top five risk concerns were: infectious diseases; inflation; use of biological, chemical, or nuclear weapons. and insufficient energy supply.
The report claimed that the top four risks identified over the next decade are all environmentally related. Significant changes to the Earth system. Biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse. And then there is the lack of natural resources.
“Misinformation/disinformation” reappeared, taking fifth place. Unlike misinformation, war is not in the top 10 on the list of global risks for the decade. Totalitarianism, plutocracy, infertility, and declining birth rates were likewise not on the list or mentioned.
South African billionaire Elon Musk responded to the report:
write“'Misinformation' means anything that is contrary to the WEF agenda.”
a certain critic was suggested“This is how experts always sleepwalk into censorious and/or genocidal policies. Accept the logical conclusion: “Misinformation causes war, so it's better than war. – “Dissidents are worse than misinfo because they produce misinfo.”
The report defines misinformation and disinformation as: “Persistent false information (intentional or not) is widely disseminated through media networks and significantly shifts public opinion toward distrust of facts and authority.”
While the WEF acknowledged that authorities' crackdowns on so-called misinformation, particularly the type of information generated by AI, posed a risk of “repression and erosion of rights,” it added: “There is also a risk that some governments act too slowly. Yes,” he suggested. , faces a trade-off between preventing misinformation and protecting free speech. ”
The WEF report states that “Known and emerging risks require preparedness and mitigation…local strategies, innovative initiatives, collective action, and cross-border coordination all require , play a role in addressing these risks. Locally-based strategies, investment and regulatory leverage are critical to mitigating the impact of global risks.”
Unsurprisingly, the report emphasizes the need for “cross-border coordination.”
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