Yesterday I saw the cover of The Economist: The World ahead 2024" and it reminded me of the thread Pierre started about the September 2022 cover which basically predicted the resignation of Liz Truss, the British Prime Minister, after only 45 days in power.
Now, with this cover The World ahead 2024
The first thing that caught my eye is the sequence of the eclipse happening on both sides and ending under the hourglass and over the ballot box. If we look at the date of the next solar eclipse, this date would be April 8, 2024, which leads us to the mysterious "April drop dead date".
Q: (Guest:SD) Is there a time by which I should definitely be in France?
A: April drop dead date.
Q: (Galahad) “Drop dead date”. God! (Perceval) That’s a loaded answer. (Galahad) Does “drop dead” apply to Guest:SD or is this more general?
A: General.
Q: (Mr. Scott) Oh, great! (Alana) What does it mean “Drop dead date”? (Perceval) What does it sound like? A date that somebody or something drops dead.
A: Wait and see.
A: More to come. Just wait and see. Things are getting interesting and will move fast for the next several months as more and more people wake up to reality.
Q: (Andromeda) So people will be waking up.
(L) Does that mean people will be suffering more, causing them to wake up?
A: Indeed!
Q: (Joe) Several months.
(Niall) The next several months. Remember the guy's prediction, that Vedic astrologer?
(Gaby) From October to April will be interesting.
The cover shows two visions of the world, on one side is the vision of the WEF (the reset) represented by the heads of Biden and Zelensky, technology and the use of it to have full spectrum control. On the other side are the heads of Putin and Xi who represent the Multipolar vision of the BRICS and whose rise could mean the collapse of the western economy as in a game of jenga.
YouTube channel El nuevo amanecer mentions that the blue and red colors predominate because they signify a choice a la Matrix. One might think it is because of the Republican and Democratic parties, but I agree that it is a choice between the red pill and the blue pill as shown in the Matrix movie. So we see the choice is under the ballot box and over the world.
We also see that everything is connected by lines, as if it were a flow chart, a program. And the program seems to be the presidential elections that will happen in 2024 around the world.
YouTube channel El nuevo amanecer mentions that the blue and red colors predominate because they signify a choice a la Matrix. One might think it is because of the Republican and Democratic parties, but I agree that it is a choice between the red pill and the blue pill as shown in the Matrix movie. So we see the choice is under the ballot box and over the world.
We also see that everything is connected by lines, as if it were a flow chart, a program. And the program seems to be the presidential elections that will happen in 2024 around the world.
In 2024, countries making up over 50% of global GDP will undergo decisive elections. The results will both reflect and impact an increasingly precarious geopolitical and economic environment. The votes take place against a backdrop of heightened bloc rivalry, driven by competition between China and the West, Russia's invasion of Ukraine and increased posturing by non-aligned countries.
Eight Key Elections to Watch in 2024
2024 will be stressful for those who care about liberal democracy
More than half the people on the planet live in countries that will hold nationwide elections in 2024, the first time this milestone has been reached. Based on recent patterns of voter turnout, close to 2bn people in more than 70 countries will head to the polls. Ballots will be cast from Britain to Bangladesh, from India to Indonesia. Yet what sounds like it should be a triumphant year for democracy will be the opposite.
Many elections will entrench illiberal rulers. Others will reward the corrupt and incompetent. By far the most important contest, America’s presidential election, will be so poisonous and polarising that it will cast a pall over global politics.
2024 will be stressful for those who care about liberal democracy
In theory 2024 should be a triumphant year for democracy. In practice it will be the opposite, argues Zanny Minton Beddoes, editor-in-chief of The Economist
www.economist.com
Above Zelensky's head is the silhouette of the candidate for the Presidency of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum.
Q: (Fallen_735) Why does the US in recent years let Mexico get away with certain things/make compromises that strengthens Mexico's international position (water treaty in the rio grande, deer park oil refinery, attempts to include Cuba and Venezuela in international summits)?
A: Mexico is in kahoots!
(irjo) What are the chances that Trump will be re-elected as president of the USA in the coming elections?
A: Remote.
Q: (L) Does that mean that other weird things might happen?
A: Yes
Q: (Joe) Does that mean there won't be a presidential election in 2024?
A: Not exactly. Wait and see!
An unpopularity contest between Joe Biden and Donald Trump looms
Ask voters how they really feel and you find that the state of America’s union is unusually dismal. In September 2023, when the Pew Research Centre asked Americans to reflect on their country’s politics, 65% of respondents said that they were always or often exhausted; 55% said they were typically driven to anger; just 10% expressed frequent flashes of hope; only 4% found themselves regularly excited. When asked to describe politics in a single word, many plumped for divisive, corrupt, messy or bad. The coming year is likely to bring even greater malaise.
In the presidential campaign, all signs point towards a rematch of two old-timers: President Joe Biden and his predecessor, Donald Trump. The main issue in the election will not be anything conventional, like the economy or foreign policy, but whether either man is fit to serve in the office. The year-long unpopularity contest will see Mr Biden argue that his predecessor is an existential threat to the republic. Mr Trump, unashamed by the attempted insurrection on January 6th 2021 or the many related criminal indictments he is fighting, will argue that the current president is too old and weak to deal with America’s problems. Both men will portray the other as a harbinger of the end of the country—and most members of their parties will subscribe to these competing eschatologies.
An unpopularity contest between Joe Biden and Donald Trump looms
2024 is likely to bring even greater malaise among American voters. Joe Biden will hope that Donald Trump defeats himself
www.economist.com
Sheinbaum's victory seems assured as there is no question mark in her head as in the case of Trump. In Mexico the opposition is ready to declare the elections fraudulent or to steal the election. In which case the more radical elements will undoubtedly cause social upheaval.
Why Mexico's elections are key in a geopolitical view escapes me at the moment, but the choice seems to be between (civil) war or aligning with the WEF's vision. The Economist notes:
Mexico will elect its first female president
The question is how much she will be like her predecessor.
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s divisive rhetoric and erosion of democratic norms have taken their toll. He has sought to weaken the authority of the Instituto Nacional Electoral, the electoral body. Though his policies have reduced poverty, the picture is nuanced. Social handouts have often been used to secure votes. and the number of people with access to health-care services has declined on his watch. Reported murders, although still shockingly high at around 30,000 a year.
Mexico will elect its first female president
Mexico’s elections in 2024 will go down in history. Whether Claudia Sheinbaum or Xochitl Galvez wins, the question is how much she will be like AMLO
www.economist.com
Latin America’s left-right divide may be disrupted in 2024
Latin america has long been dominated by left-wing political parties. During a commodities boom in the early 2000s, a series of left-wing governments in the region came to be known as the “pink tide” for their statist policies and social handouts boosted by a sudden influx of cash. This was followed, however, by a “blue tide” of right-wing leaders, such as Mauricio Macri in Argentina and Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil, who pushed back in the 2010s.
By the start of 2023 it seemed that another era of progressive politics had dawned, as 12 of 19 countries were run by left-wing governments. That represented a whopping 92% of the region’s population and 90% of its gdp. But 2024 looks set to be the year when the old divisions between left and right recede.
Latin America’s left-right divide may be disrupted in 2024
2024 looks set to be the year when the old divisions between the left and right recede. Latin American politics will become far more complicated
www.economist.com
On the cover there is nothing alluding to the conflict in Gaza. It seems that the Elite believe that by 2024 the world will have forgotten about Palestine and everything there will have been resolved.
The Letter from the Editor mentions that Artificial Intelligence will be a reality by 2024. (And possibly used to manipulate elections around the world).
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Businesses are adopting it, regulators are regulating it and techies continue to improve it. Debate will intensify over the best regulatory approach—and whether arguments over “existential risk” are a decoy that benefits incumbents. Unexpected uses and abuses will keep popping up. Worries abound about ai’s effect on jobs and potential for election meddling. Its biggest actual impact? Faster coding.
Tom Standage’s ten trends to watch in 2024
From elections to hot and cold wars and an intense debate over AI, here are ten themes to watch in 2024 from Tom Standage, editor of The World Ahead
www.economist.com
There are other things that you may possibly see.