A follower of Jesus reflects on the 2009 World Economic Forum
By Mike Todd
Ordinarily this is an opportunity for the titans of capitalism to gather together for three days of self congratulation and mutual admiration.
But not this year.
Apparently the 2009 edition of the WEC took on more of the appearance of a twelve-step meeting.
“Hello, my name is Bob, and I’m a banker.”
“Hi Bob.”
Seriously, in meetings as diverse as the World Economic Forum, very little is generally arrived at in the form of consensus. And yet, at the close of the Forum this year two general questions were being asked: