>> Naomi Klein is a hero to Western socialists Now THAT'S an ad hominem attack. I can see people's eyebrows furrowing, "Oh, she's one of those new-fangled, "W

>> Naomi Klein is a hero to Western socialists Now THAT'S an ad hominem attack. I can see people's eyebrows furrowing, "Oh, she's one of those new-fangled, "Western socialists" I see now." Whatever she is, at the very least the idea put forth is original, and, to the extent its true, disturbing, and, to the extent that it's true enough to allow us to predict, then it's useful to. Think about it: let's say some "horrible thing" happens some time over the next year. According to her view, first we'll see politicians on t.v. assuring us that "everything will be alright" and that "help is on the way." although no specific help is mentioned. Then while we're huddled together scared and confused, wall street, major corporations and washington PACs will rush to put together deals that will wind up turning into some scandal 3 years from now. Then three years later, we'll all look at the headlines and wonder, "They did what? When the hell did they put that together? I don't recall reading about that! Oh - wait - that was when XYZ disaster happened - that's right - I was too busy calling my relatives in the area to see if they were alright to be busy worrying what kind of business deals walls street was putting together." Seriously - say a disaster happens - do you expect anything BUT that scenario to happen? Here's a quick test for you: bush's family has had affiliations with Exxon all the way back to when it was called Standard Oil. All the global instability caused by bush in the last 8 years has driven oil up to sky high prices. Exxon corporation, during bush's reign, has more than doubled in market valuation, on the basis of nothing more than rise in oil prices, to over half a TRILLION dollars. Did you know that? Like most people, I bet not. You were too busy trying to figure out how to survive the current market crisis, ie, you're too busy trying to refinance your home, negotiate with whatever credit company just jacked your rates up because they're losing money on defaults, etc. See how that works? You're busy trying to keep your head above water, the fat cats are making hundreds of billions in ways that don't benefit you and are often at your expense. If you weren't dealing with all the problems you are in life, would you agree to that? No, of course you wouldn't. Ergo, the fatcats have an economic incentive to keep causing you problems so you never have enough free time / mental energy to figure out how they're screwing you.