... und das gilt auch für G8-Gipfeltreffen. In der Vergangenheit waren sie einmal sinnvoll. Heute sollte man sie besser abschaffen, schreibe ich in der Canberra Times:
G8 loses way to point of nothing
A hectic sequence of state banquets, photo opportunities and diplomatic excitement followed by a declaration as solemn as meaningless – that’s all we can expect of the G8 summit in Italy this week. We know this because we’ve been there before. After 34 years of G-something summits, it’s time someone told these self-proclaimed world leaders that their time is over.
The greatest disasters often begin with a good idea. If you wait long enough, you will see how “wisdom becomes nonsense” as Mephistopheles explains in Goethe’s Faust. This is the story of the G8, and the devil could not have written a better script.
Hier weiterlesen.