Naomi Klein - The Shock Doctrine - Part 1 of 6

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Naomi Klein talks about her new book, The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism.
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Speaking at a benefit event for the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, a social justice research institute.
The Shock Doctrine is the gripping story of how America's "free market" policies have come to dominate the world-- through the exploitation of disaster-shocked people and countries.

Channel: News & Politics
Uploaded: September 4, 2007 at 6:21 pm
Author: policyalternatives

Length: 00:05:54
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damnbeavers84 (November 17, 2008 at 1:41 pm)
'America' is well liked (for holidays, open spaces, etc) - its the paradigm of rampant doctrinaire capitalism and greed that is despised by many. People want simple reward for their efforts with no slight of hand by the financial 'masters of the universe'. OK, it naeive but you can understand it. Confuse that with flagburning and you are simply displaying a lack of mental flexibility. Simple.
mrbadguysan (November 17, 2008 at 8:21 am)
What you're saying makes no sense. CPUs and Motorcycle Transmissions take thousands of man hours to design and manufacture. They're dirt cheap.
damnbeavers84 (November 17, 2008 at 1:24 pm)
Well, it was a hypothetical - but that does not make it senseless. Plenty of components and finished products are relatively 'dirt cheap' but that is irrelevant to the more complicated case in point: the consitution and origination of their inherent value in terms of (stress it) HUMAN input. That is why employers rightly fear strikes. It takes employed human 'Labour Power' in Marx's terminology to create value. When that power ceases to make enough profit capital exits. ...to China!
herbertsays (November 11, 2008 at 8:26 am)
It's not the "Maccaw" center it's the Mackinac Center for Public Policy.

Just a clarification.
derikeman (November 9, 2008 at 10:22 pm)
Egalitarianism IS NEVER PRACTICAL!!!!
Guncriminal (October 27, 2008 at 8:56 am)
You're right. No crisis has ever resulted in liberalisation. The only responses have been towards further government expansion. It's evident in everything from the response to 9/11 to current credit crunch.
Guncriminal (October 27, 2008 at 8:44 am)
I wasn't aware Milton Friedman was ever in charge of the economy.
Guncriminal (October 27, 2008 at 8:42 am)
No you couldn't.
Vaplayacometoplay (October 26, 2008 at 1:44 pm)
Commie!!!!!!
megadeth425 (October 26, 2008 at 1:43 am)
We don't have to. She cites everything in the book, and I've looked over the reference section, it checks out.