The G-8 and G-20 consider themselves the preeminent group of thinkers for the world when in fact they preempt thought for groupthink. Despite years of low interest rates, monetary easings, Quantitative Easings, Operation Twists, Stimulus Packages, too big bailouts and laws containing more handouts of taxpayer money, banks have not relented on foreclosures, businesses have not hired and banks have not extended credit. The G-8/G-20 believe doing more of the same will cause things to change. Who are these people?
The Group of 8 (G-8) is France, Germany, Italy, Japan, United Kingdom, United States, Canada and Russia. The European Union is represented which makes nine.
The Group of Twenty (G-20) is the G-8 and Australia, Saudi Arabia, China, Brazil, India, Indonesia, South Africa, Turkey, Argentina, Mexico and South Korea. (Alkebu-lan "Africa," the most resource rich continent, from which many countries steal is largely unincluded.)
Most of G-8 have been meeting for almost 40 years and there are a growing number of crises facing the majority of both group's populations. In no particular order, here are a few:
1. Financial
2. White collar crime
3. Governmental crime
4. Wars against certain citizens (loosely, discriminations/injustices)
5. Knowledge
6. Pollution
7. Food, including water
8. Weapons to defend corruption
9. Loss of biodiversity/extinction
10. Loss of biodiversity of human contribution
11. Over-consumption, including natural resources
12. Basic physical needs unmet
13. Damage to natural systems, (79,000 damns in America)
14. Disease increase
15. Over taxation
16. Legal larceny
17. Social program failure, medical care, social security, pensions, education
18. Societies dependent upon citizens behaving as servants of public servants
Though, the G-8 has been working on several of these issues for years, the average citizen is still subject to the upheaval of broken systems held together by notions that can't withstand scrutiny. Our great planners of common era national and global prosperity have flawed strategies. We are way behind in the fourth quarter. There are no more timeouts for further research, study and discussion. Citizens must stop misbehaving as choreographed spectators doing the patriotic wave while the GT-8/GT-20 govern glibly by enabling exceptions rather than enacting and enforcing rules that stabilize and ensure balance.
Most of these countries have never been fiscally responsible and will never put all the people's interest first. 99% of us in these countries have been left to fend for ourselves during the recent incarnation of financial turmoil and deservedly so because we continue to make decisions using the same flawed processes.
Unless we want more of the same, we'd better stop avoiding thinking. Only then will we be able to rediscover the common ground of higher ground. This will never be found at summits where less than a hundred people set policy for 7 billion, of which at least 2 billion have no representation and 4.9 billion are underrepresented.
All the crises we face are crises of morality/spirituality. If we sensed better, we'd long for civilizations 10,000 years old upon whose broad advances Kemet/Nubia/Egypt owe their greatness. It's time to demand all levels of government put away the erector sets, play dough and make-believe schemes and return to simpler holistic models where spirituality (church), governance (state), health, science, education and daily practices are symbiotic. Societies where the best of everyone is put to betterment's use. This will only happen by learning and voting for those people whose thinking is to help as many people as possible.
To stimulate the economy, money must be placed in the hands of small businesses and in the hands of individuals via reduced taxes and fees. Do not give money to banks and large corporations. Government must get out of the way of the little guys and in the way of the big guys.
The G-8/G-20 solve what they want to solve and help who they want to help. Whether it's the
Group of Eight or
Group of Twenty they don't hesitate to ensure groupthink aplenty!
BTW: Don't forget other groupthink tanks such as the United Nations, World Bank, International Monetary Fund, World Trade Organization, World Health Organization NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) and The Bilderberg Group.
G-20/G-20 Summit Motto
We, the groupthink tank
Raise our dranks
To central banks with checks blank
Close ranks against being frank
Preserve power before solution's rank
