Mark Carney’s Davos speech exposes Western hypocrisy and the failures of the so-called rules-based order, while ignoring Canada’s role in global injustices from Gaza to Venezuela.
After seeing the full text of Canadian PM Mark Carney’s hypocritical speech at Davos, one might despair at the lack of understanding in many responses. Carney performed as if he were the next great challenger to US imperialism. If there weren’t so many lives and futures at stake, it would have been laughable.
But first, let's unpack Carney’s statements.
His much-touted Davos speech was newsworthy in only one respect: his admission that the so-called international “rules-based order” is a complete fraud, and that Western powers have knowingly upheld it.
“We knew the story of the international rules-based order was partially false, that the strongest would exempt themselves when convenient, that trade rules were enforced asymmetrically, and we knew that international law applied with varied rigour, depending on the identity of the accused or the victim.”
Although he refers repeatedly to the communal “we”, he did not acknowledge that his own government was one of the most complicit in that, nor did he accept any responsibility for Canada’s role in the genocide in Gaza. So, we take his newfound and convenient commitment to challenge the US-led imperial hegemony with a grain of salt.
“We participated in the rituals, and we largely avoided calling out the gaps between rhetoric and reality.
This bargain no longer works.” (more...)
Mark Carney’s hypocrisy at Davos
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