Naomi Klein - The Shock Doctrine - Part 4 of 6

Naomi Klein talks about her new book, The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism. Speaking at a benefit event for the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, a social justice research institute.
Naomi Klein explodes the myth that the global free market triumphed democratically. Exposing the thinking, the money trail and the puppet strings behind the world-changing crises and wars of the last four decades, 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.

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[LostFREEDOM]

wake up America-your rights are being taken away in front of your nose-its like nazi germany all over again-didnt bush say that the constitution is just a piece of paper! And now they are wipeing thier ass with it

[bassman462]

Well, that isn't a consequence of socialism. It's a consequence of totalitarianism. 'Shock Totalitarianism' would be a much more accurate title for your book. :-)

[martydrooo]

@meamishere There are always companies that profit from wars. They are the juiced-in crony capitalists. Kings profit from wars, the merchants of the kingdoms suffer. Check out the book "Colossus" by Jack Beatty. Every US war is analyzed and it shows far more money is lost than made. If you don't like multinationals, and god knows none of us do, DONT GIVE THEM YOUR $. Its government that props up the agro-business behemoths and causes people to go hungry. Adam Smith>Naomi Klein. Rand is meh.

[meamishere]

@martydrooo "Capitalism has existed since the day cavemen traded milk for meat. Wars only set back commerce and trade, they do not help it. THAT is a fact." So... you actually think Blackwater (XE) and KBR and Haliburton are not doing so well right now because of the invasion of Iraq. By wild coincidence you happen to be right. War does interfere with commerce and trade. But Ms. Kline is talking about capitalism as it is practiced by massive multinational corporations. Btw, Ayn Rand much?

[martydrooo]

@jphwacheski The entrepreneur (the clever/productive caste of society) has always been in the crosshairs of tyrannical governments. This is because he or she acquires power through ability at every step of the way. A politician can be elected having only the talent to talk well. After elected he can do whatever he wishes with the fruits of others labor. Capitalism has existed since the day cavemen traded milk for meat. Wars only set back commerce and trade, they do not help it. THAT is a fact.

[jphwacheski]

@martydrooo in what dream world do you live? Capitalist have always used terror, war, and oppression,. see; School of the Americas,. (soaw dot org)

and many many more. truth is not opinion, facts remain, even when you close your eyes and plug your ears.

[martydrooo]

@jphwacheski Yes, Milton Friedman never won the battle of ideas. The only governments in history that use terror and deathsquads are/were socialists/communists.

[gabriel38g]

Everytime someone mentions Nixon, a baby cries. 0:36

[MrsWebfoot]

She is obsessed with Chile, and rightly so. She failed to mention the fact that Allende had only 1/3 of the votes when he was elected as president. He could not get his radical agenda through congress, so he began to rule by executive decree. That is why he was so easily brought down. The Communists' plan to use Chile as a beach head for their advance in South America came to naught. Naomi seems sad about that. Why would that be?

[icygood101]

@SharkN5I50 people who live under it.

[icygood101]

@SharkN5I50 She isn't solely attacking capitalism, just free-marke it and globalisation initiatives by states and the effects it has on people. Capitalism fails horrendously, inevitably. The United States and much of the developed ("Western") world was quite free market capitalist following the industrial revolution and, the United States, moreso, for many years to come. Capitalism requires regulation and government restriction to keep from dismantling itself and destroying the lives of the