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Adalah sebuah kebodohan bahwa terjadinya resesi dan depresi ekonomi itu merupakan sesuatu yang natural dan bagian dari siklus ekonomi biasa. Para ekonom sebenarnya sedang membohongi kita, melalui data dan analisis ekonomi, yang seolah tak terbantahkan. Sebab realitasnya adalah semua by design. Kenaikan suku bunga The Fed misalnya, buka hanya sebuah respon terhadap kenaikan inflasi di…
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#John Perkins#Former CIA operative and Economic Hit Man#Book: New Confessions of an Economic Hit Man#EHM are assigned to overthrow sovereign countries Govt with bribes lies and deceit since 1951.#On behalf of the US Intelligence agencies#Using the World Bank#The US Federal Reserve#The International Monetary Fund#And the strength of the Military to protect those interests once a country has been colonized or mortgaged to the World Bank.#Read the Book for a better explanation
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Boys Be Brave Eps 7 & 8 (Finale) Stray Thoughts
Last week, Jeong Gi Seop finally recognized his feelings for Kim Jin Woo when he saw the way he was looking at Jin Woo. Jin Woo spiraled on his own, and when he turned his phone back on learned that Gi Seop had traveled to see his dad. Meanwhile, Balgeum had the most embarrassing experience possible when he misread a coupon on his date with Ji In Ho, and also had to turn down an expensive gift.
Episode 7: The gift I wanted to receive
Curious what document is so important that we have multiple people hopping on trains to get it. Ah, trains.
Oh right, Gi Seop saw Jin Woo with Kang Hye Jin on the swings during the first snow and misunderstood.
Gi Seop, I appreciate the energy here, but don’t tear up someone’s work.
Mhmm, and now you’re embarrassed.
Unsurprised that Jin Woo is claiming he tore the papers.
This boy loves his lists. It may be late, but I’m glad Jin Woo’s dad recognizes that he let this huge gulf grow between him and his son.
Gi Seop’s face is definitely more attractive when he’s looking at Jin Woo thoughtfully or fondly. He’s mostly looked confused for most of the show.
My boy Balgeum is not doing well.
Big fan of the planetarium date.
Damn, ending on the confession not being accepted kinda hurt. On the one hand I’m glad Gi Seop can potentially say no, but on the other hand he’s been flirting with this man for weeks.
Episode 8: A promise to recognize it at first “sight”
Why is he back in this wig?
Okay, ya boi needed to handle his business before committing to Jin Woo.
Yes, remove these hair extensions immediately!
Wow, they actually did remove them.
Glad we’re finally doing a wellness check on Choi Balgeum.
I suppose Kim Jin Woo has been studying economics and finance, so he’s a good person for Balgeum to talk to.
I love Kang Hye Jin. I want to see her beat someone up who deserves it.
Ji In Ho and Choi Bal Geum really hit every time.
Korean speakers, can y’all check in with me about what Choi Balgeum meant about becoming a better person? I feel kinda bummed that he thinks he’s a bad person because his parents got saddled with debt.
Final Verdict: 7, This is an Easy Watch as a BL. I really struggled while watching the first six episodes of this show because I felt old internalized homophobia stirring in the reasons Kim Jin Woo and Choi Balgeum were holding back in their relationships, and this is becoming something I am having a harder time with BL flirting with lately. It feels like multiple shows in close succession try to straddle this line between the bubble of BL land where everyone is potentially queer and the real world where there are consequences for being queer. I don’t think this show was as elegant about it as Our Dating Sim and so it won’t become something I return to frequently because it created a low-level dissonance for me the entire time (and I also feel kinda sad that the sides didn’t get as much as I wanted). However, I really liked the flavor of the drama between Choi Balgeum and Ji In Ho. I thought it was a really attractive show to watch with good performances. I also think Kim Sung Hyeon was really compelling to watch as Kim Jin Woo. I think he’s extremely talented and has excellent control of his expressions and body to consistently contextualize what his character is feeling.
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The Economic Hitman: Friend or Foe to Developing Nations?
Imagine a world where seemingly helpful experts convince countries to take on massive debts for fancy new infrastructure. Sounds good, right? But what if these projects benefit foreign companies more than the locals, leaving the country drowning in debt? This is the story of the economic hitman.
Who are they?
Economic hitmen aren't your typical assassins. They're consultants, often working for big banks or international organizations. Their job? Persuade developing countries to borrow huge sums of money for things like dams, power plants, and highways.
The Pitch:
These consultants paint a rosy picture. They promise economic booms, job creation, and a brighter future. But the reality is often different.
The Hidden Costs:
Crushing Debt: Countries get stuck with massive loans they can't repay, diverting money from healthcare, education, and other crucial needs.
Broken Promises: Many projects fail to deliver on their promises, leaving local communities worse off than before.
Environmental Damage: Dams and other mega-projects can harm ecosystems and displace people from their homes.
Is there hope?
Yes! We can hold these "hitmen" accountable by:
Demanding transparency: Shining a light on how these deals are made and who benefits.
Investing responsibly: Supporting projects that truly benefit local communities and the environment.
Speaking up: Raising awareness about the dangers of unsustainable debt and unfair development practices.
Remember:
Economic hitmen operate in the shadows, but their impact is real. By being informed and engaged, we can help developing countries avoid the debt trap and build a brighter future for themselves.
Let's keep the conversation going! Share your thoughts on economic hitmen and how we can create a fairer development system in the comments below.
Additional Resources:
John Perkins's "Confessions of an Economic Hit Man"
The Centre for Economic and Policy Research
The Bretton Woods Project
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Q&A With Mayor Bill Peduto
Featuring former Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh, Bill Peduto
I must have interviewed mayor Bill Peduto dozens of times over his eight years in office and for good reason. I was a chief news correspondent for the local TV affiliate and mayor Peduto was recently bested in a bid for a nearly unprecedented third term in office. Over the years, I’ve blogged about him because of his involvement in LGBTQ affairs and his major achievements. But this is the first time I get to interview him personally in his office.
When I arrived at his office, his receptionist greeted me and told me to have a seat while she inform the mayor I was here. When his door opened, mayor Peduto quickly did a once over on me before saying "Welcome Mr. Dawson, come on in."
I do believe the good mayor likes what he sees I thought as followed him. He shut the door behind me and asked me to take a seat. I studied mayor Peduto for the first time when he sat down. Your typical older white male in his late 50s, brilliant build, big ole tits, belly, big feet and that beard. I just love the beard, I think it adds to his appeal. Plus he's dapper as fuck, close to his mom, isn’t married or have a girl friend. So that only fuels my fantasy that he Bill is closeted. I decided that I might just have some fun with him. I always had a thing for older guys.
"I don't intend to run for office again," The stout old man responded 15 minutes in to our interview.
“Really for 2023, I’ll be more than likely setting up shop as a consultant and taking on about four to six clients. Take some time off, travel, maybe write a book about 21st-century urban economics." Peduto confessed.
He'd taken a slow deep breathe when I said it. A feral smile arose internally. My cock hardened as I wonder how many times he’s had to wipe a man's semen off that beard. Or maybe he swallows. I’d love to find out. His eyes locked onto the slight bulge of my pants.
“I’d like to teach.” He added, his eyes still on my crotch. Knowing that mayor Peduto was watching me as I played with my dick, thrilled me more and more. My huge pecker grew harder and even began to throb and jerk.
“As for Peduto personally? Are you married?” I asked, his voice suddenly almost breathless from sexual excitement, knowing the answer.
“No. Never been married.” Mayor Peduto answered.
"Well, I'm gay," I said proudly. “And fucked the hell out of each one until they didn’t want sex any more and I would tell them to hit the road. No use having a wife if you can’t fuck her.”
Mayor Peduto's face turned red and just nodded his head as to agree with me. But I knew what was going on in his head. He's debating if he should propose an exchange for sex or not. We sat there for an awkward minute as he had his internal struggle so I chose to take things further. I got up and walked over to a wall with his accolades. He turned slightly in his chair and I saw his bulge. I had him right where I wanted him. He sat there, not knowing what to do next. I guess it was up to me to do most of the heavy lifting in this "deal." I turned, grabbed in an effort to show the old doctor just how damn big his pecker was and asked, "What do you do for sex?”
“Don’t you ever jack off?” I asked as
Mayor Peduto shook his head no as he leaned even closer to me as though my crotch was a magnet drawing him to it. So I took a small step towards him. He didn't budge, but his lower lip seem to quiver a bit. As if words were trying to be formed but my now sexual presence was suffocating them.
“You want to come over and get a closer look at it?” I asked with my voice shaking with sexual excitement at the thought of Mayor Peduto touching my cock. Suddenly I wanted it to be touched by Mayor Peduto more than anything else in the world.
Mayor Peduto hesitated before settling into his leather chair. I could almost see the gears in his head. Was I being facetious, he was thinking.
“Come on and take a close look at it. I don’t mind.” I called out excitedly.
He looked right at me, but instead of feeling embarrassed or angry, he simply pulled his cock out of his slacks. I could see the precum glistening on the tip. My cock was as expected stretching my shorts, he kept his eyes fixed on me, my mouth was drying up, I licked my lips desperately just as Mayor Peduto stood up, his shorts fell to the floor and he stepped out of them. His cock must have been 7" thick. He lowered his hand onto his cock, stroking the full length, his loose hanging balls moved back and forth, and dropped to his knees in front of me.
“It’s beautiful.” He whispered as he stared loving at my cock.
Mayor Peduto quickly reached his hand out, closed his fingers round my cock and slowly began to manipulate his hand back and forth over my cock. Suddenly I felt his wet tongue slide over it, my cock poked against his throat as his hands cupped my butt cheeks.
“Yes!” I moaned softly. I looked down at him and the view was hot. I saw past his broad shoulders down his back, his hairy ass was sticking out, with his equally hairy calves spread out beneath.
Mayor Peduto slid his tongue up the underside of my shaft and wrapped it around the head, sucking vigorously. Fuck! For a 57 yr. old, he sure could suck! He must have been thinking about this for years. He swallowed more and more of my cock, deeper into his hungry mouth. I was finding it hard to hold back as his hand grabbed my nuts, squeezing them tight while his head bobbed up and down my prick. I grabbed his head firmly in my hands and began fucking his face furiously.
Suddenly I took delight in forcing my dick slowly down Mayor Peduto’s throat. I expected at any moment that the mayor would gag, but he didn't. He kept swallowing my big cock inch by inch. And the deeper his dick reached down the mayor’s throat the better it felt. I felt myself tense up and with one final thrust against his face, my cock spewing deep down his throat and he was swallowing it!
Mayor Peduto just looked up and smiled lovely as my cum began to run down his face and drip off his beard. Then with me watching, mayor Peduto leaned back against his desk spread his legs wide and began to masturbate it madly. I quickly dropped to my knees between his legs, my hands stroked their way up his inner thighs as I kissed the tip of his leaking cock. It throbbed and grew as I held it firm at the base and began sucking it. The mixed scent of his sweat and my saliva was making me hard again as he spread his legs wider. I knew then that I would be inside him. This urged me to suck him faster, I played with his nuts as my mouth swallowed his cock.
"I'm gonna... cu..um!" Mayor Peduto whispered as I slid his cock out of my mouth and began jerking it furiously. He groaned loudly and began to shoot, his cock exploded in my hand and the cum landed all over.
When he stopped shooting, I licked his cock clean as he was breathing like a maniac. He seemed exhausted, but Bill had got me hard again. Pushing him back on to his desk, I lifted his legs over my shoulder and moved my face closer to his ass. I stuck out my tongue and slid it through the sweaty hairy crack. The scent drove me wild as I continued licking him for what seemed like ages. Bill wasn't even moving, it was like he was totally gone.
I reached for the lube I kept in case such occasion should arise and lubed my cock. I then started lubing his hole, putting first one finger, and then two in him. He moaned and shuddered. I brushed my tongue against his hole a few times before I pressed my cock against his hole and slowly pushed in.
"Easy, easy..." Bill moaned as I slid in further. I ignored his cries until I was completely inside him, my sweaty nuts pressing hard against his ass. I looked at the sweat glistening on his forehead as he was slowly adjusting to me.
After a few moments, I began fucking him nice and slow, my cock sliding in and out of his manhole. It was time to give him the fucking of his life as I pulled him in close and started to pick up the pace, hearing him gasp. I braced myself against him and really got into it. Instantly hit the right spot as he was suddenly moaning in delight with his cock coming to life. I was more excited than I had ever been as I eagerly thrust into him. It was heaven. I had wanted this for so long and now it was reality. He was really gasping and moaning in pure pleasure.
"Fuck me, yes...fuck me, fuck me harder." Bill moaned.
This was all the invitation I needed. I wrapped my arms around his legs tighter while fucking him at an increasingly harder pace. It was so erotic, feeling his large solid body tremble with the force of each thrust. He was moaning and babbling incoherently with pleasure. I was getting closer, my balls were tight in my sac and my body was trembling as I fucked his hairy old ass raw. I was consumed with lust when I suddenly my cock exploded inside him. I could feel each stream of cum shoot deep inside him. As my cock softened, I pulled out and a whole load of cum spilled with it.
We lay there breathing hard and totally spent, but satisfied. We became lovers, and he and I managed to find time throughout my visit to fuck like wild rabbits.
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John Perkins, former Economic Hit Man, spoke at our 9/11 Truth Conference in New York many years ago and stunned the audience with his experiences and insights about the post 9/11 world.
He asks: “How can we stop the unrelenting metastasizing of the cancer from the economic hit man strategy around the globe—particularly now with China’s own brand of it? And what is their strategy?”
Today he reveals the riveting third edition of his New York Times bestseller and blows the whistle on China’s economic hit man (EHM) strategy, exposes corruption on an international scale, and offers much-needed solutions for curing the degenerative Death Economy.
He’ll give us an insider view into the corrupt system that he helped to create, which cheats and strong-arms countries around the globe out of trillions of dollars and ultimately causes staggering income inequality and ecological devastation.
EHMs are highly paid professionals who use development loans to saddle countries with huge debts and force them to serve US interests. Now, a new EHM wave is infecting the world, and at the peak of the devastation sits China, a newly dominant economic power, with its own insidious version of the US EHM blueprint. His updated book has twelve explosive new chapters that detail the allure, exploitation, and wreckage of China’s EHM strategy in Latin America, Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Europe.
John points out: “If allowed to continue its rampage, the EHM strategy—whether executed by the United States or China—will have dire consequences to our world.” But, he also offers a plan for transforming this system that places “profits above all” into a Life Economy that restores the earth. He inspires readers to take actions toward a new era of global cooperation that can the United States’ and China’s EHM strategies for good.
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I feel like the most common/under-discussed way "I really like [X piece of media], but I also think it isn't very good" happens (aside from nostalgia) is when it caters to some niche interest and it's hard to find other media that does.
I like Confessions of an Economic Hit Man even though I also believe it is bad/wouldn't recommend it. It isn't well written (in my opinion), the author definitely seems to have some politics I don't agree with, and it isn't a particularly good job covering the topic or anything. But it's ALSO essentially the only example of "sensationalist, scummy dramatization of the harms of international development loans" and I cherish it for that.
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The Secret History of the American Empire
The Secret History of the American Empire: The Truth About Economic Hit Men, Jackals, and How to Change the World (John Perkins Economic Hitman Series)by John Perkins
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The Brain Washing of My Dad (Family Non-Fiction Film) | Real Stories
Jen Senko, a documentary filmmaker, looks at the rise of right-wing media through the lens of her WWII vet father who changed from a life-long, nonpolitical Democrat to an angry, right-wing fanatic after his discovery of talk radio on a lengthened commute to work.
In trying to understand how this happened, she not only finds this to be a phenomenon, but also uncovers some of the forces behind it: a plan by Roger Ailes under Nixon to create a media for the GOP; the Lewis Powell Memo, urging business leaders to influence institutions of public opinion – especially the universities – the media and the courts; and under Reagan, the dismantling of the Fairness Doctrine – all of which helped to change the entire country's direction and culture, misinformed millions, divided families and even the country itself.
From The Brain Washing of My Dad (2015)
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9:35
The 1960’s: The Right is Pronounced Dead
Reagan
10:00
Claire Conner
author of “Wrapped in the flag: What I learned growing up in America’s Radical Right, how I escaped, and why my story matters today.”
The John Birch Society
10:40
Ike
11:18
David Brock
author of “The Republican Noise Machine. Right Wing media and how it corrupts democracy”
author of “Confessions of a Right-Wing hit man”
Accuracy in Media – Reed Irvine
12:15
1970 – Meet Roger Ailes
The Memo: A Plan for putting the GOP on TV news
12:26
Craig Unger
Journalist and author during interview with Bill Moyers, PBS
12:45
Gabriel Sherman
author of “The Loudest Voice in the Room: How the brilliant, bombastic Roger Ailes built Fox News – and divided a country”
15:35
Reese Schonfeld
Founding President and CEO of CNN
16:46
Richard Nixon – The Politics of Division
16:50
Rick Perlstein
Historian and journalist
author of “Nixonland: the rise of a president and the fracturing of America”
17:11
George Lakoff
author of “Don’t Think of and Elephant!: the essential guide for progressives”
17:58
The Southern Strategy
18:20
Noam Chomsky
Professor Emeritus, Linguistics and Philosophy, MIT
19:38
Conservative Populism
20:00
1971 The Confidential Lewis Powell Memo
20:22
Thom Hartman
#1 Progressive Radio Talk Show Host in the U.S.
20:40
Jeff Cohen
Associate Professor of Journalism, Ithaca College
co-author of “The Way Things Aren’t: Rush Limbaugh’s Reign of Error”
21:30
Noam Chomsky
author of “OCCUPY: Reflections on Class War, Rebellion, and Repression”
23:00
Some Effects of the Lewis Powell Memo
Confidential Memorandum August 23, 1971
Attack on American Free Enterprise System
https://archive.org/details/PowellMemorandum-AttackOnAmericanFreeEnterpriseSystem
23:06 The Grover Norquist Wednesday morning meetings
Grover Norquist: The Soul of the New Machine in Mother Jones
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2004/01/grover-norquist-soul-new-machine/
Right Wing – Strength in numbers
24:30
The Daily Show – Health care
25:00 Think Tanks
26:00
Thomas Medvetz
Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of California, San Diego
26:42
The Reagan Revolution
The Beginning of the ‘Smaller Government’ Mantra
27:00 Trickle down economics, “The only thing I have seen trickle down is meanness”
28:00
Rick Perlstein
author of “The Invisible Bridge: The fall of Nixon and the rise of Reagan”
28:42 Claire Conner
author of “Wrapped in the flag”
30:45
Supply-Side Economics
40:00 “Champion of the Overdog”
Top Ten Limbaugh Lies
10. There are more Native Americans alive today than when Columbus arrived.
9. The government is going to have the right to get into your bank account with the
health care bill and make transfers without you knowing it.
8. Egyptian husbands will soon be able to have sex with their dead wives
– for up to six hours after their death.
7. President Barack Obama shut down NASA space flights and turned the agency
“Into a Muslim outreach department.”
6. The U.S. has more forestland than it did in 1787.
5. President Obama wants to mandate circumcision.
4. There’s no conclusive proof that nicotine’s addictive…
and the same thing with cigarettes causing emphysema,
lung cancer and heart disease.
3. If the ice caps melted, the oceans level wouldn’t rise
2. Styrofoam is biodegradable.
1. I’m not making this stuff up, folks!
45:00 Rush Limbaugh paid $35million per year, partly paid by the Heritage Foundation
The 1996 Telecommunications Reform Act
October 1996 Fox News Launched
49:30
Gabriel Sherman
50:40
Rick Perlstein
51:10
Edward S. Herman
Professor Emeritus of Finance, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
51:55
David Brock
author of “The Fox Effect: How Roger Ailes turned a network into a propaganda machine”
53:48
Eric Boehlert
Senior Fellow, Media Matters for America
54:07
Fox News median audience is 69 years old
55:19
Matthew Saccaro
Freelance writer, “I was a teenage Fox News robot”
Brainwashing by Stealth
59:00
Dr Kathleen Taylor
Neuroscientist, Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, University of Oxford
author of “Brainwashing”
59:54
George Lakoff
author of “Don’t Think of and Elephant!: the essential guide for progressives”
1:00:28 “You can’t win because it does not make any difference how many facts you put out there. It is all about the emotion of anger and hate and fear”
1:00:45
Dr Kathleen Taylor:
“Five important factors in the belief change:
Isolation
Control
Uncertainty
Repetition
Use of strong emotions
“It often seemed that my dad was addicted to these angry emotions. He couldn’t wait to shut himself off and listen to Rush Limbaugh for three hours and get all pissed off.”
Addicted to Anger?
1:01:12
John Montgomery, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor, Psychology Department, SUNY, New Platz
1:02:00
TACTICS
Tactic 1: Lie and Skew
Tactic 2: Create Confusion and Doubt: The Noise Machine!
Tactic 3: Blame and Divide
Tactic 4: Brand and Label
Tactic 5: Language and Framing
Tactic 6: Fear Mongering and the Use of Emotion
Tactic 7: Bullying and Shaming
1. shuts the guest up
2. fake outrage
Tactic 8: In Your Face! It’s everywhere and it’s overkill
Tactic 9: Non-verbal Manipulation
Tactic 10:
1:16:21 What has this onslaught of right-wing media wrought?
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CONFESSIONS OF AN ECONOMIC HIT MAN (3rd edition) via Berrett-Koehler publishing by John Perkins is still infuriating twenty years after I read the 1st edition, maybe even more now that China is in on the act.
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“The United States spends over $87 billion conducting a war in Iraq while the United Nations estimates that for less than half that amount we could provide clean water, adequate diets, sanitations services and basic education to every person on the planet. And we wonder why terrorists attack us.”
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অর্থনৈতিক ঘাতক ( Economic Hitman ): উন্নয়নশীল দেশগুলোর বন্ধু নাকি শত্রু?
বাংলাদেশসহ উন্নয়নশীল দেশগুলোর অর্থনৈতিক বিকাশে আন্তর্জাতিক উন্নয়ন সংস্থা ও বহুজাতিক কোম্পানিগুলোর ভূমিকা অপরিসীম। তবে সাম্প্রতিক বছরগুলোতে অর্থনৈতিক ঘাতক ( Economic Hitman ) নামে পরিচিত এক গোষ্ঠীর কার্যক্রম উদ্বেগ জন্ম দিয়েছে। এঁরা উন্নয়নশীল দেশগুলোকে প্রলোভন দেখিয়ে বিশাল অঙ্কের ঋণ নিতে উৎসাহিত করেন, যার ফল হতে পারে দীর���ঘমেয়াদী ঋণের বোঝা ও টেকসই উন্নয়নের বাধা।
কে এই অর্থনৈতিক ঘাতক ( Economic Hitman )?
অর্থনৈতিক ঘাতকরা সাধারণত ব্যক্তিগত পরামর্শদাতা, আর্থিক বিশেষজ্ঞ, বা বহুজাতিক কোম্পানির প্রতিনিধি যারা উন্নয়নশীল দেশগুলোকে বড় বড় অবকাঠামো প্রকল্পে বিনিয়োগের জন্য রাজি করান। এসব প্রকল্পে বাঁধ, বিদ্যুৎ কেন্দ্র, সড়ক, ও অন্যান্য মেগা-প্রকল্প অন্তর্ভুক্ত।
আকর্ষণীয় প্রস্তাবনা, কিন্তু লুকানো ঝুঁকি:
ইকোনমিক হিটম্যান'রা দ্রুত অর্থনৈতিক বৃদ্ধি, কর্মসংস্থান সৃষ্টি, ও অবকাঠামোগত উন্নয়নের প্রলোভন দেখিয়ে প্রকল্পগুলোকে ঠেলে দেন। কিন্তু এই আকর্ষণীয় ছবির পেছনে লুকিয়ে থাকে বেশ কয়েকটি গুরুতর ঝুঁকি:
অতিমাত্রা ঋণের বোঝা: উন্নয়নশীল দেশগুলো প্রায়ই উচ্চ সুদে বিশাল ঋণ নিয়ে এসব প্রকল্প বাস্তবায়ন করে। এর ফলে দীর্ঘমেয়াদী ঋণের বোঝা চাপিয়ে পড়ে, যা স্বাস্থ্য, শিক্ষা ও অন্যান্য গুরুত্বপূর্ণ খাতে বিনিয়োগ কমিয়ে দেয়।
টেকসই উন্নয়নের ঝুঁকি: অনেক প্রকল্পই পরিবেশগত ও সামাজিক প্রভাব বিবেচনা না করেই চালু করা হয়। এর ফলে বাস্তুতন্ত্রের ক্ষতি, জমি অধিগ্রহণ, ও স্থানীয় সম্প্রদায়ের জীবনযাত্রার উপর নেতিবাচক প্রভাব পড়তে পারে।
অসমান লাভবণ্টন: প্রায়ই এসব প্রকল্প থেকে মূল লাভবান হয় বিদেশি কোম্পানি ও উচ্চবিত্ত শ্রেণী, যার ফলে অসমানতা আরও বাড়ে।
দায়িত্বশীল উন্নয়নের পথ:
অর্থনৈতিক ঘাতকদের বা ইকোনমিক হিটম্যানদের বিরুদ্ধে লড়াই করতে এবং টেকসই উন্নয়ন নিশ্চিত করতে আমাদের কয়েকটি পদক্ষেপ নিতে হবে:
পারদর্শিতা: উন্নয়ন প্রকল্পের ঋণ চুক্তি ও পরিবেশগত-সামাজিক প্রভাব মূল্যায়ন স্বচ্ছ ও জনগণের কাছে প্রকাশ করা উচিত।
স্বদেশি জ্ঞান ও দক্ষ স্বদেশি জ্ঞান ও দক্ষতা কাজে লাগানো: বহিরাগত পরামর্শদাতার উপর নির্ভরতার পরিবর্তে স্থানীয় বিশেষজ্ঞ ও সম্প্রদায়ের অংশগ্রহণ বাড়িয়ে প্রকল্পগুলোকে আরও টেকসই ও জনগণের প্রয়োজন মেটানোর মতো করে তৈরি করা উচিত।
জবাবদিহিতার সংস্কৃতি গড়ে তোলা: সরকার, বেসরকারি সংস্থা, ও উন্নয়ন সংস্থার মধ্যে জবাবদিহিতার সংস্কৃতি গড়ে তুলে অনিয়ম ও দুর্নীতি রোধ করা দরকার।
সচেতন নাগরিক সমাজ: অর্থনৈতিক ঘাতকদের কার্যক্রম সম্পর্কে সচেতনতা বাড়ানো ও উন্নয়ন প্রকল্পের সিদ্ধান্ত প্রক্রিয়ায় জনগণের অংশগ্রহণ নিশ্চিত করা জরুরি।
অর্থনৈতিক ঘাতকরা ( Economic Hitman ) উন্নয়নের ছদ্মবেশে আসে, কিন্তু তাদের কার্যক্রম অনেক ক্ষেত্রেই টেকসই উন্নয়নের লক্ষ্যকে বাধাগ্রস্ত করে। সচেতনতা, দায়িত্বশীলতা, ও জনগণের অংশগ্রহণের মাধ্যমে আমরা এই ঝুঁকি মোকাবেল��� করে সত্যিকারের টেকসই ও ন্যায্য উন্নয়ন নিশ্চিত করতে পারি।
আপনার মতামত জানান: অর্থনৈতিক ঘাতকদের সম্পর্কে আপনার কী মতামত? উন্নয়ন প্রকল্পগুলোকে আরও দায়িত্বশীল ও টেকসই করতে আমরা কী করতে পারি? কমেন্ট বক্সে আপনার মতামত শেয়ার করুন!
অতিরিক্ত তথ্যসূত্র:
জন পারকিন্সের "Confessions of an Economic Hit Man"
সেন্টার ফর ইকোনমিক অ্যান্ড পলিসি রিসার্চ
দ্য ব্রেটন উডস প্রোজেক্ট
আশা করি, এই লেখাটি আপনাদের কাছে জন্য উপকারী হয়েছে। বাংলাদেশসহ উন্নয়নশীল দেশগুলোর টেকসই উন্নয়নে আমরা সবাই একসঙ্গে কাজ করতে পারি। ধন্যবাদ!
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How I Met Lived a Year With Osama Bin Laden in the Tora Bora Caves with My Father As Northern Alliance and Osama Bin Laden Negotiator.
As you can see in the early 1970s when my father worked for Chas T Main the infamous NSA/CIA contracting company my father was first and foremost the boss of the author of the NY Billion dollar best seller and his book is entitled "Confessions of an Economic Hit Man." Secondly during the early 1970s, Saudi Arabia was in turmoil and became an ally of the USA. As you can clearly see in my father's resume, my father was stationed in Saudi Arabia, and I went a long of course while my father managed the project of building Saudi Arabia's first 14-billion-dollar Nuclear Power plant. Then the CIA threw in a sweetheart deal for the Saudi's, they decided to pave all the roads leading to both Mecca and Medina yearly to help the Muslims on their yearly Hajj yearly over the Ramadan holiday.
The CIA designated my father, and we are both Jewish, the job of talking me over and hiring the Bin Laden Contracting Company to conduct all of the paving of those roads. I am very proud of this. Anyway, I became extremely close with all of the Bin Laden family. Osama and I always used to take karate lessons together. And me and his sister used to go to the amusement park and Blue Mosque together. Thern, I watched as Osama became increasingly radicalized and begam bombing the royal family there demanding they leave the country etc etc. He needed a country to go to which brings us just about up to the Afghan-Soviet War. As the war began my father became stationed in Aghan in Kabul Afghanistan at the USA Embassy there. I remember it quite vividly because 6 days a week the Afghans still went to their single ballpark in Kabul and used to practice for the Olympics 6 days a week. on the 7th day there was no ball practice and the ballpark because the assassination site for all women for such things as adultery etc. A bag was placed over each women's head and one bullet they were each shot once behind their right ear the professional mark of a hit man. Most of the females killed were innocent. Anyway, the CIA needed to use Bin Laden as a buffer against the Soviet Republik at that time and armed and my father trained him. The CIA also allowed him to go and leave Saudi Arabia and run things in Afghanistan. My father became the sole negotiator between Osama Bin Laden and the Northern Alliance.
I had lots of good times in those caves play9ing handguns and guns along with Bin Laden's son Omar now married to Hajo. In fact I remember when Bin Ladens' 9th and most beloved wife Haji came from Yemen/ My father brought her family in Yemen his 10 Million dollar dowry and no one else knows that is the price even Joe Biden does not so I can easily prove I was indeed living in those caves with Mousousi about one year. What weas it like. I gave me odd habits. There were no showers and we all slept on the dirt ground on a tiny mattress. Once every 5 months we poured some water for a shower over our heads. We ate cold food out of old world war cans and Bin Laden HAD a generator for electricity. Bin Laden always carried two things 1) A 25.000.000 check the exact amount of his bounty cashed in any deniomination and 2) A CELL phone which he rarely used and when he did he was caught and assassinated. Jilly
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PS: The Pakistani's are a bunch of liars taking USA dollars saying the can not go into the Northern part of Afghanistan because "it is too dangerous there." I can not be too dangerous because I was there at age 7 with Daddy and Osama Bin Laden. What do they do in Northern Pakistan. That was where Bin Laden had his "strong-hold complex," as he called it and he lived there with all his wives and "widows." They used to walk me around his complex and hold my hand. He used to watch TV all day and look at him in all these press and magazines. If the USA just ignored him and left Bin Ladan out of the press he probably would have committed self-suicide. Anway, Dad used to go there for many reasons with me. Sometimes we went to pick up tapers Bin laden made to give to the BBC and western press and both sad and ironic it is his death place and would have wanted to die there in my estimation. IN northern Pakistan Bin Laden used to have theses huge pizza types ovens where he would have a his specialized weapons hammered out like blacksmiths do in the large pizza like oven. Even the Avril Haines CIA chief does not know this. JILLY
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