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In reply to the discussion: The Moment that Frank Zappa warned us about? [View all]BelgianMadCow
(5,379 posts)58. I take it you are familiar with the plutonomy report from Citigroup?
"We project that the plutonomies (the U.S., UK, and Canada) will likely see even more income inequality, disproportionately feeding off a further rise in the profit share in their economies, capitalist-friendly governments, more technology-driven productivity, and globalization."
full memo linked here:
http://rwer.wordpress.com/2010/11/11/citigroup-attempts-to-disappear-its-plutonomy-report-2/
So here, Citigroup doesn't throw the EU, Russia and China "on the pile". From my point of view, only the EU wasn't a plutocracy. Then came the EUrozone crisis and now it's full steam ahead...
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The expressed reason is that Kerry wants to learn from Kissinger's experience dealing with Russia.
PoliticAverse
Sep 2013
#5
Or he is asking how he can avoid International Court if he decides on a coup somewhere.
bahrbearian
Sep 2013
#6
A cynic might say that's why he met with Kissinger on the anniversary day of Chile's coup. n/t
PoliticAverse
Sep 2013
#7
It wasn't because the President was elected, more the President's election was
Egalitarian Thug
Sep 2013
#37