Clinton Era Offical sees 'Global Power Elite'
Clinton Era Official Sees ‘Global Power Elite’
A former official in the Bill Clinton administration says a “superclass” of 6,000 distinguished people from around the world constitutes a “global power elite.”
David Rothkopf served as Clinton’s deputy undersecretary of commerce for international trade. He writes in his new book, “Superclass: The Global Power Elite and the World They Are Making,” that these 6,000 have the power to get big things done across national frontiers.
He includes the following in the group, according to The Canadian Press:
• Heads of 120 governments that impact other countries, by war or otherwise
• Commanders of the most powerful militaries
• Key executives at 2,000 large corporations, 100 major financial institutions, and 500 investment firms
• Executives at international bodies, both governmental and non-governmental
• Officials of the largest religious groups, terrorist leaders, and criminal masterminds
• The most widely known bloggers, thinkers, scientists, academics, and artists
The 6,000 have the power to acquire almost anything they want — except time, Rothkopf maintains. That’s why they spend so much time traveling the world in private planes.
“For private jet travelers, globalization is not an abstract concept by a day-to-day reality,” he writes. “Borders have disappeared and the world is truly one global community.”
But Rothkopf observes that this “superclass” is not helping the 2 billion people who survive on $2 a day or less, and unless those 2 billion gain a voice, globalization will be in danger