Summary of « On va sauter dans les 24 mois qui viennent » – Charles Gave
Charles Gave, a financier and economist, delves into the concept of legitimacy in governments and criticizes the transfer of sovereignty to supranational authorities by the "men of Davos." He denounces their advocacy for globalization and a world government, highlighting their disconnect from everyday realities. Gave warns against a technocratic elite imposing a Malthusian ideology, promoting population control and a civilization of death.
Key Points
- Gave criticizes the French ruling class for its lack of diversity and intellectual depth.
- He expresses concerns about the potential dangers of a digital euro and the control it could exert over individuals' lives.
- Gave predicts a looming financial crisis in France, with the country facing a debt trap and the necessity to borrow substantial sums to sustain its economy.
- He emphasizes the need for an audit of state spending to track where the money is going.
- Gave questions renewable energy investments, highlighting the inefficiency of solar panels and wind turbines.
- He stresses the importance of individual initiative to combat collectivism and the significance of truth, freedom, and individual responsibility in society.
- Gave expresses concerns about the erosion of individual freedoms, the rise of surveillance, and the manipulation of language and reason by those in power.
- He questions the French government's economic management and warns of a potential descent into a situation akin to that of Argentina or Venezuela.
Notable Quotes
— 29:25 — « today, which are legal but which are no longer legitimate. That is to say, they are hated by the population. »
— 40:25 — « moving from collective morality to individual morality is what allows men to be free men. »
— 44:54 — « This is because if you borrow at five and you invest at two, after a certain time, the exponentials at five grow much faster than the exponentials at two and you jump. »
— 60:03 — « Today, everywhere in France, you can't find work even though there are plenty of... You can't find workers, because the guy prefers to stay at home, he gets paid more by staying at home. »
— 63:12 — « Liberalism, if you like, is the only way we have found in history to prevent the monster that is the State, which we created to protect us, from martyring us. »
Category
Business and Finance