Conservativism in practice 2

NAOMI KLEIN: Yeah. Well, this is happening simultaneous to the wildfires. There's a company called Sovereign Deed. It's one of the key -- it's connected to the mercenary firm Triple Canopy, and also a retired brigadier general back from Iraq named Richard Mills is one of the key executives in this company. And they have just announced plans to set up a kind of a privatized FEMA in Pellston, Michigan, northern Michigan, a rural part of Michigan, that happens to have a very modern regional airport. And the idea is that they're going to be turning Pellston, Michigan into their national disaster response center -- once again, only for their members.

So if you go to the Sovereign Deed website -- and I really recommend that people do read about this company in their own words, because what's really extraordinary about it, Amy, and this is where you have some similarities with a company like Blackwater, is that it's run by people straight out of the military and intelligence who now have gone into the private sector, and they're saying to people -- they're scaring people -- they're saying: you can't count on FEMA, you can't count on the National Guard, we live in disastrous times. Their website is just filled with sort of apocalyptic news about terrorist attacks, climate change, all of the -- pandemics, all of the things that we might face. And we think we're going to face them collectively, but their message is: you can't count on the government; I should know, I used to work there last week, or whatever it is. Pay your $50,000 membership and $15,000 annual fees, and this company is stockpiling drugs, fuel, water, and for an extra premium payment, you can get a VIP rescue in the midst of some sort of unnamed disaster. And this is just amazing, Amy.

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[InReasonWeTrust]

Personal responsibility is critical for people who live in the paths of wildfires. Shake shingle roofs? Eucalyptus? Dead end suburban streets? Building on steep slopes?

If we as a society refuse to accept environmentally sound zoning, risk taking individuals should pay sky high insurance rates. If the public is to bale them out, the public should be able to say, get the hell off this risky site. It will make a great nature preserve. Stop sprawl! Ride your bike to work.

[freedomman121]

Right on Brother. No harm can come from reading, learning, and intelligent debate. It only makes us stronger.

I'll bet you can find some sites with quotes from the Founders. You may be surprised at how mush they spoke and wrote on economics, monetary policy and how it relates to free individuals. But it all ties together. Your freedom to earn and do what you want with your money is the same as freedom of speech and freedom of religion etc.

[szatmar666]

I wonder what are they going to do with us when they don't need us anymore since everything will be automatized. CITI came up with a paper a few years ago stating that the largest opportunities are in luxury goods and average consumer goods don't matter anymore.

[justaoldslave]

Thanks Naomi, The rich feel that the pollution isn't in thier neighborhood. The poor are too stupid to count as human beings. The poor and working cast members are only to being used as profitably a possible.

[seventy18]

For her opening comments I would like to say "he who lives by the bible dies by the bible" we reap what we sew! most of the world is religious therefore we are all gonna die some apocoliptic doom foisted upon us from some religious muslim/christian/jewish nut.

[szatmar666]

I don't buy this conservative BS about personal responsibility. Not because I don't believe in the concept, but because I hear it too often as an excuse for corporate crimes. Go to scholar . google . com and search for "Global Warming" on site:sciencemag . org or site:nature . com because as long as oil companies are allowed to wreck the planet w impunity I want to hear no "personal responsibility" BS or about zoning regulations against ordinary people. I want oil CO CEOs in courtrooms 1st!!!

[Dogmeat7]

stupid comments? lol. this comng from someones profile that says there 106 an from canada lol. then she picks on Blackwater lol. Lib women talk talk talk. no brian then again who the hell watches the program lol. also the Democracy now thing is wrong to. U.S isn't a Democracy but a Rebuplic with Democratic Values. :)

[houliebeforethefall]

dont leave stupid comments you fucking loser.

[Dogmeat7]

blah blah blah.. Libs talk.

[freedomman121]

I'm serious when I say to get Ron Paul's new book. Amazon is out of stock, but says they will have more soon.

[freedomman121]

Understood.