Naomi Klein "The Shock Doctrine" & "No Logo" interview

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In-depth interview with internationally renowned author, journalist and syndicated columnist Naomi Klein on her new book "The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism". Klein is best known for her book from the year 2000, the international bestseller "No Logo: Taking Aim at the Brand Bullies". It was called "A Movement Bible" by the New York Times referring to its incredible impact on the anti-globalization movement.

In this extraordinary interview, Klein discusses the key ideas behind her concept of The Shock Doctrine and its importance as an alternate economic, social and political history of the last thirty years. She describes how the free market ideas of economist Milton Friedman and the Chicago School fostered the impact of shock from the 1970s Pinochet regime in Chile to the Bush administration today.

Channel: News & Politics
Uploaded: December 5, 2007 at 9:59 am
Author: MarkMolaro

Length: 00:51:40
Rating: 4.59
Views: 163162

Tags: Naomi Klein Alcove Mark Molaro Janet Lawler Shock Doctrine No Logo antiglobalization Milton Friedman politics economics

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Jarodahl (November 24, 2008 at 9:48 pm)
The best thing that she says on here is what she said concerning people gathering around elections and partisan politics instead of real issues. This is most important now with way too many people sucked into complacency by Obama's win.
MCfresca (November 24, 2008 at 1:29 am)
==WARNING: CRAZY ALERT!==

Naomi, you are so drunk with your own delusional vision of globalized damnation that Dick Cheney would avoid walking by you in a hallway. I can hear him say, "That bitch is CRAY-ZAY, man."
mkkulture (November 26, 2008 at 8:04 pm)
wtf? have you seen the news or been outside lately? this global house of cards is teetering and they want to add more cards!
ghochkeppel (November 23, 2008 at 9:11 pm)
Jailed for an idea? Ever read 1984? That's Thought Crime. If your mind is so closed as to leap to "communism" any time an alternative to the current system is proposed. If you think there are no similarities between totalitarianism and the modern corporate state, you're not trying very hard. Relax your grip on calcified ideas, and listen.
AirelonTrading (November 23, 2008 at 9:58 pm)
No ... not jailed for a thought. Jailed for espousing others to commit a crime. She is espousing STEALING from the public. That is the public encouragement for ones to commit a crime.
mdsimontam (November 21, 2008 at 3:36 am)
She should be jailed for disagreeing with you. You´re quite the democrat yourself.
AirelonTrading (November 21, 2008 at 8:48 am)
No, she needs jailed for encouraging the public to steal from others.

In the United States, if you encourage others to commit a crime, then you're guilty of a crime.

And WHY IN THE NAME OF GOD is a Canadian trying to dictate U.S. Policy? There's a ticket to persona non grata
AirelonTrading (November 14, 2008 at 11:55 am)
Instead, the looters become the government with SOME corporations
krissy4nik (November 14, 2008 at 11:59 am)
The problem is with some corporations ( we done know how many) is that these corporations are devouring the more honest corporations through mergers because they have the finances and the power. So if this system is going to work ( and unlike klien i believe it can) we need regulations and requirements. I still think her aim is admirable and she makes many good points.
AirelonTrading (November 14, 2008 at 12:13 pm)
The only point I'd disagree here, is that it's pretty easy to determine who is doing what. But then again, I'm an investor, and I do that full time. It's why XOM is not in my portfolio, and neither is Walmart.

But other than that? I agree completely. A government is supposed to protect it's citizens. That's all. That's all Adam Smith preached in the "Wealth of Nations". He hated when Govt tried to play "merchant".