I saw Naomi Klein speak last night [9/26] in San Francisco. What an impressive young [37] woman! She is intelligent, passionate, well spoken, and attractive. She should be running for President! She gave an overview of her book and then showed the short film that is also on her website. Unfortunately, she had to catch a plane, so she didn't sign books. Damn! Sometimes an event like this in SF can attract fringe groups with their own agenda, but it was all very civilized, pleasant, and informative.

 

The book has only been out for a couple weeks, and has the potential be a tipping point. She exposes the blueprint for disaster capitalism. Many current and past events start to make sense when considered in the context she lays out, and makes one speculate about the potential reaction and outcome of future events, like an earthquake in SF.

 

Shock Doctrine  along with Stephen Kinzer’s book Overthrow. compliment each other very nicely and reveal the brutal extremes that money will impose in order to continue and perpetuate growth. And this is where both Ms. Klein and Mr. Kinzer fall a bit short; they don’t expose the growth mantra, nor the reasons for it. I do.

mammon

 

 

Links:

 

Alan Greenspan vs. Naomi Klein

 

http://www.naomiklein.org/shock-doctrine