Globalopoly, the Empire Game, Let's start talking about what globalisation is really about, insatiable greed and power
My design on this card is intended to raise thought and debate about globalism, imperialism, wars for profit and power; and the designs by oligopolists and members of the surveillance-security-war industry along with powerful multinational corporations for world control.
The card measures approximately 140 x 140 mm.
It is printed on 280 gsm Fine Art card stock.
The inside is coloured but blank, so you can add your own greeting.
It comes with a strong brown kraft paper envelope (about 155 x 155 mm - so you can fit a letter in it).
The design featured on this product is copyright.
It is not to be copied, reproduced or distributed in any form without my written consent.
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The thought behind Globalopoly:
It took four months to design Globalopoly. The original was on a large canvas. It was part of my Reality Check art exhibit.
It tended to gather quite a crowd when I displayed it at the market. People thought it was a game. It's not a game. In a game there is equal opportunity at the start.
Globalopoly is all about insatiable greed for profit and power that benefits a relative few. There is no equal opportunity in Globalopoly. The whole point of oligopolies, monopolies, imperialistic wars and "free [from regulation] global trade" is to eliminate domestic regulations and domestic competition in favour of the interests of multinational oligopolists and monopolists.
Each of the landing squares is a satirical commentary on power plays, profit opportunities, opportunism and lack of scruples which tends to be characteristic of machiavellian global oligopolists. It also highlights the profiteering opportunities derived from wars; and the perceived "catastrophe" Peace constitutes to the war industry.