Sep 13 2007

The Shock Doctrine — A Short Film by Cuaron and Klein

From the Harper’s Magazine website.

Alfosno Cuaron and Naomi Klein present a short film based on Klein’s book The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism.

At the end are options for viewing further video of Klein and her thesis.

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  1. I realize there’s about 10 seconds at about minute 1:30 where you’re thinking “Oh, no.  Is this a 9/11 conspiracy theory?” 

    It ain’t.

  2. (that’s my new go-to ‘compliment’ for something that’s hard to compliment…until i think up a new word for it)

    chillingly informative; i only wish the text blurbs had remained long enough to read them all. 

    so, we all need to work really, really hard on our psychic connections with each other (buddy system!!) so we never feel isolated….

    once again, though, it also makes me feel really, really sorry for the vehement wingers who are so poopy-pants scared that theyll follow an idiot over a cliff…

    thanks for sharing that.

    • melvin on September 13, 2007 at 12:54
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    Now deleted from the potential diary file.

  5. Really, get local. Link up in your neighborhood, if you can’t there, move. Simplify, get redundant and have backup plans for food and fuel in case of “natural” disaster. Get off the grid as an option. No telling what these people will do if they are not stopped.

    • melvin on September 13, 2007 at 14:52
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    this new Red List. Everyone turns away from headlines like Life is Disappearing, and who can blame them?

    Too bad about the gorillas, too bad about the bears, but we’ve got other problems, damn it. Economic growth has to come first.

    Best head line: Gorillas on the list.

    Remember that this group is if anything conservative in its evaluations. No one wants to cry wolf.

    What people should be paying attention to is that for the first time there was an attempt to assess corals and seaweeds. The corals have gotten a little press, because they’re purty.

    But it is of much greater significance that in this initial assessment of 74 seaweeds, 10 were immediately recognized as critically endangered. That is a none-too-subtle hint of imminent collapse.

    The much more far-ranging examination of marine life making its way through the pipeline is expected to add 2000 species to the list next year with most being in trouble.

    Most disturbing remark about the list, from Craig Hilton-Taylor, manager of the Red List: “I know that behind the scenes things are far worse than they appear from this list.”

    • melvin on September 13, 2007 at 14:54
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    This comment was meant to be attached to ek’s news.

    What to do?

    –melvin, covered in egg

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