Naomi Klein “The Shock Doctrine” & “No Logo” interview
December 6th, 2007 | by logo |
In-depth interview with internationally renowned author, journalist and syndicated columnist Naomi Klein on her new book “The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism”. Klein is best known for her book from the year 2000, the international bestseller “No Logo: Taking Aim at the Brand Bullies”. It was called “A Movement Bible” by the New York Times referring to its incredible impact on the anti-globalization movement.
In this extraordinary interview, Klein discusses the key ideas behind her concept of The Shock Doctrine and its importance as an alternate economic, social and political history of the last thirty years. She describes how the free market ideas of economist Milton Friedman and the Chicago School fostered the impact of shock from the 1970s Pinochet regime in Chile to the Bush administration today.
GRAIG
25 Responses to “Naomi Klein “The Shock Doctrine” & “No Logo” interview”
By ioaytyay on Dec 7, 2007 | Reply
ivegotcandy128, you seem to think being a poor wage slave has something to do with freedom.
Go learn (and take the time to really *understand*) why people justly blame Fractional Reserve Lending for financial winners and losers. It’s built into the system like ‘musical chairs’.
By ioaytyay on Dec 10, 2007 | Reply
Sounds to me like she knows what’s going on.
Meanwhile you are quoting without context or references and using “…” in important places.
By DDD522 on Dec 12, 2007 | Reply
Why does she advocate for more government if she is critisizing a system that according to her, is actually distorted and corrupted by Government. Does she not understand that only Government has the power to use physical force, and not the busines men. Only Government can corrupt then. She is confused. Based on her own evidence, she should advocate for an unhampered, unregulated free market, and not some Socialims nonesense. She clearly never took the time to understand markets
By tallmunchkin on Dec 14, 2007 | Reply
“Deregulation of prices … has always been unpopular.” What a lie. She refers to “the official history.” There is no such thing. A conspiracy theory like the “fake” moon landing or UFOs or just another lie.
In another clip she says,” I think there are already too many books out there.”
How much do you value freedom?
By Giovannisenzaterra on Dec 15, 2007 | Reply
Certo che e’ tanto carina
By tallmunchkin on Dec 17, 2007 | Reply
Her criticism of Friedman? He never ever advised Pinochet. He taleed with him through a translator for thirty minutes (bad move) and suggested democracy. DO read what MF wrote and said about Pinochet: a thug.
By tallmunchkin on Dec 19, 2007 | Reply
She’s so ignorant and not very honest. Capitalism and Freedom was published in 1962 and Hayek’s Road to Serfdom in 1944! She quotes paragraphs out of context, sates non-facts as if facts. She’s unoriginal: fifty years ago, socialists in Universities were spouting the same lines.
By stuben63 on Dec 21, 2007 | Reply
Watch at 1:26 in the film when she talks down to American Capitalism that the images are of non american conflicts…interesting!!!
By stuben63 on Dec 22, 2007 | Reply
I love it how she projects the idea of Friedman coming up with idea of a Free market captialism in 1975 when he was good friends with Ayn Rand who wrote “Atlas Shrugged” in 1957.
By PLeasureJet on Dec 23, 2007 | Reply
She has nice DSL
By igoronline on Dec 26, 2007 | Reply
She seems to be a nice person and professional, but her responses came across as a bit dull…
By rsaswest on Dec 28, 2007 | Reply
AirelonTrading…as far as “persona non grata,” I’d rather have Klein as a next door neighbor than you.
By rsaswest on Dec 28, 2007 | Reply
AirelonTrading…Just exactly how is Klein advocating stealing from the public? Where in the Shock Doctrine is any encouragement from Klein for others to steal? What part of her criticism of Freidman or Pinochet not valid?
By rsaswest on Dec 30, 2007 | Reply
BTW if I saw **** Cheney coming down the hallway I’d move to the other side. Of course I wouldn’t have to see him, I’d know he was there by the smell of sulphur
By rsaswest on Jan 1, 2008 | Reply
So, what part of Shock Doctrine is delusional? As its OBVIOUS you haven’t read her book, or understand her views, it makes sense that your criticism of her is so vehement. Read The Shock Doctrine, then come back and post here. BTW, her book contains hundreds of footnotes as its a work of journalism, not opinion.
By mkkulture on Jan 4, 2008 | Reply
wtf? have you seen the news or been outside lately? this global house of cards is teetering and they want to add more cards!
By Jarodahl on Jan 7, 2008 | Reply
The best thing that she says on here is what she said concerning people gathering around elections and partisan politics instead of real issues. This is most important now with way too many people ****** into complacency by Obama’s win.
By MCfresca on Jan 11, 2008 | Reply
==WARNING: CRAZY ALERT!==
Naomi, you are so drunk with your own delusional vision of globalized damnation that **** Cheney would avoid walking by you in a hallway. I can hear him say, “That ***** is CRAY-ZAY, man.”
By AirelonTrading on Jan 12, 2008 | Reply
No … not jailed for a thought. Jailed for espousing others to commit a crime. She is espousing STEALING from the public. That is the public encouragement for ones to commit a crime.
By ghochkeppel on Jan 13, 2008 | Reply
Jailed for an idea? Ever read 1984? That’s Thought Crime. If your mind is so closed as to leap to “communism” any time an alternative to the current system is proposed. If you think there are no similarities between totalitarianism and the modern corporate state, you’re not trying very hard. Relax your grip on calcified ideas, and listen.
By AirelonTrading on Jan 15, 2008 | Reply
No, she needs jailed for encouraging the public to steal from others.
In the United States, if you encourage others to commit a crime, then you’re guilty of a crime.
And WHY IN THE NAME OF GOD is a Canadian trying to dictate U.S. Policy? There’s a ticket to persona non grata
By mdsimontam on Jan 16, 2008 | Reply
She should be jailed for disagreeing with you. You´re quite the democrat yourself.
By AirelonTrading on Jan 19, 2008 | Reply
The only point I’d disagree here, is that it’s pretty easy to determine who is doing what. But then again, I’m an investor, and I do that full time. It’s why XOM is not in my portfolio, and neither is Walmart.
But other than that? I agree completely. A government is supposed to protect it’s citizens. That’s all. That’s all Adam Smith preached in the “Wealth of Nations”. He hated when Govt tried to play “merchant”.
By krissy4nik on Jan 20, 2008 | Reply
The problem is with some corporations ( we done know how many) is that these corporations are devouring the more honest corporations through mergers because they have the finances and the power. So if this system is going to work ( and unlike klien i believe it can) we need regulations and requirements. I still think her aim is admirable and she makes many good points.
By AirelonTrading on Jan 20, 2008 | Reply
Instead, the looters become the government with SOME corporations