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In reply to the discussion: Noami Klein "Iraq was intended to be rebuilt as a global corporate "utopia" [View all]Taverner
(55,476 posts)24. Any time you hear "supply side," PLEASE take this article and throw it at them.
Aim for the head
This is proof positive SUPPLY SIDE ECONOMICS DOES NOT WORK
Hell, this is proof Capitalism is doomed, but let's go with what we can show
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Noami Klein "Iraq was intended to be rebuilt as a global corporate "utopia" [View all]
madfloridian
Feb 2013
OP
Are you all damn sure that they weren't experimenting with that bullshit here in the U.S.?
Baitball Blogger
Feb 2013
#5
What you said is stunning. Yes, it was an invasion with a religious theme as well.
madfloridian
Feb 2013
#10
And the fundies were set to evangelize. They had the bibles all printed up in arabic,
lindysalsagal
Feb 2013
#8
Yes, infuriating. People were swallowing such nonsense. We became fringe then.
madfloridian
Feb 2013
#22
Any time you hear "supply side," PLEASE take this article and throw it at them.
Taverner
Feb 2013
#24
Do you remember Al Franken's cartoon strip and video on Supply Side Jesus?
madfloridian
Feb 2013
#48
Nobody cares because nobody understands. That's the beauty of Klein's book.
mountain grammy
Feb 2013
#45
Klein always gets it right. after reading ''Shock Doctrine'' I told everyone to read it ....
YOHABLO
Feb 2013
#44
Naomi Klein has a chapter about the Shock Doctrine in South America, especially Chile
Lydia Leftcoast
Feb 2013
#51