The righteous disgust with the status quo that spawned
the broad-based campaigns of Bernie Sanders is
not unique to the U.S.Globally,
those disenfranchised by the status quo–the unprivileged, or in Peggy Noonan’s
phrase, the unprotected— are starting to express their discontent in
the streets, in social media and in elections.
Why are people around
the world angry? It’s obvious to everyone in the unprivileged classes and a
mystery to the “we’re doing just fine here, what’s your problem?” privileged
classes: The system is rigged to
benefit the protected few and marginalize the unprotected many.
The problems are not just political; they are structural. As I outline in my new book, Why Our
Status Quo Failed and Is Beyond Reform, there are two structural engines of
disorder at the heart of the system:
1. Automation,
software and the forces of globalization are disrupting jobs and wages
everywhere.
2. Centralized
hierarchies and the forces of financialization have extended the power of
privilege globally so the few are benefiting at the expense of the many,
as revealed in this chart of global wealth:
The growing concentration of wealth and power in the
privileged elites is evidenced by the fact that 8% of the world’s populace owns
85% of its wealth.What is driving
this increasing concentration of wealth and power? In a word:Privilege.
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