The Self Preservation Society was the theme song of the original “Italian Job” film from 1969. It rings truer now than ever before as the world is plunged into a bizarre global fight over every scrap of comfort and wealth that remains.
It’s evident at all levels. We have the likes of China and France buying up land and resources throughout the third world as if they were Christopher Columbus at Inca’s “R” Us New Year clearance sale. Then we’ve the oligarchs slipping money to their friends in 
government to ensure they can scoop up massive wads of national wealth at fire sale prices. And politicians doing it at their level, eating up political financing in return for votes; or simply cheating on their expenses and not even being punished. Cannot forget the banks, too. Blow the world’s financial system to pieces then hoover up an equally big slice of tax money…
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