Comments on: The fine art of the Davos snub

By: orbs

orbs — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 13:03:29 +0000

Nice insight to the event.

By: Melos_416BC

Melos_416BC — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 11:19:23 +0000

@sarkozyrocks – the article is NOT completely ridiculous. There are innumerable perspectives, some of which are valid. One potentially valid perspective sees from this article & the one that preceded it (by the same writer on the same subject) that if the female spouse (significant other) of WEF luminaries are thus treated as nonpersons, the question of how much less-valued are those not in attendance (not invited) arises. Such a view might not be the intended message of the writer, & the Forum’s purpose might not be to render non-attendees mere subjects of the invited men; the articles’ anecdotes could still imply that influence over global economic/political/academic agenda belongs to a select few, the billions of uniformed non-attendees mere docile cattle oblivious of their path or purpose. This comment is not to accuse any party of wrongdoing; rather, it searches the status quo for the absolute meaning & relative value of the uninvited-billions’ humanity. One certainly hopes the invited men to attend in service to others & make the world a better place.

By: lichtenrade1

lichtenrade1 — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 07:33:16 +0000

Life is suffering–and ‘they’ , poor things, must suffer in ‘Davos Style’! Why not just ‘stay home’? If they stay home, they will make an ‘eco-contribution’ by means of the forgone pollution from the forgone- transportation.

By: lichtenrade1

lichtenrade1 — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 06:46:03 +0000

I don’t understand why the husbands tolerate this, nor why the wives don’t prevail on their husbands to ‘do something’. But if they know what to expect, why bother to attend? The wives could organize a ‘boycott’ or even a ‘sit-in’ or a —’occupy Davos’!

By: gruesomedetails

gruesomedetails — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 17:57:01 +0000

Ms. Shiffrin: If it’s really this miserable, and if the event organizers and participants truly are as rude and casually insulting as you describe, why do you continue to attend? Why does your spouse?

By: sarkozyrocks

sarkozyrocks — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 16:51:10 +0000

I just had to view this piece just so I could comment…JUST A RIDICULOUS ARTICLE…WHAT IS IT DOING IN A SERIOUS PLACE LIKE REUTERS…

By: sarkozyrocks

sarkozyrocks — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 16:50:59 +0000

I just had to view this piece just so I could comment…JUST A RIDICULOUS ARTICLE…WHAT IS IT DOING IN A SERIOUS PLACE LIKE REUTERS…