As the United Nations expands its headquarters in the name of efficiency and 'empowering' the Global South, residents living beside the diplomatic enclave fear rising rents and displacement.
I would think the UN knows perfectly well what the effects of its relocating would do to the local economy. They are the World Authority on underprivilege after all.
When the first world invades the third world, the impact is seldom even considered, let alone addressed ... and it's always the same... Take for instance the situation where well-to-do Americans are expatriating from the U.S. to Central America and the Caribbean, and the adverse impact that is having on the local population in those countries... it's all the same... rising rents and displacement.
The increasing monetization of life is actually frightening to many... and an increasing global unrest is going to be the unavoidable result of that fear... this in turn will give reason for more "first world" fear, and lead to more restrictions on our personal freedoms being sold to the public in the name of safety... rinse and repeat... I could go on, but I stand the chance of getting ugly... so I'll stop... ;)
Instagram is doing the same thing. Bali is a good example. Or Phuket
I would think the UN knows perfectly well what the effects of its relocating would do to the local economy. They are the World Authority on underprivilege after all.
When the first world invades the third world, the impact is seldom even considered, let alone addressed ... and it's always the same... Take for instance the situation where well-to-do Americans are expatriating from the U.S. to Central America and the Caribbean, and the adverse impact that is having on the local population in those countries... it's all the same... rising rents and displacement.
Exactly. Remember the riots in Mexico City recently? Great example of what you’re describing.
The increasing monetization of life is actually frightening to many... and an increasing global unrest is going to be the unavoidable result of that fear... this in turn will give reason for more "first world" fear, and lead to more restrictions on our personal freedoms being sold to the public in the name of safety... rinse and repeat... I could go on, but I stand the chance of getting ugly... so I'll stop... ;)