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In reply to the discussion: Noami Klein "Iraq was intended to be rebuilt as a global corporate "utopia" [View all]Demeter
(85,373 posts)37. The Iraqis took exception to the Fascists' Plans, I Presume
That's what bombings and assassinations and civil war mean, right?
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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