17 December 2007

The Shock Doctrine

A brief film by Alfonso Cuaron.



4 comments:

  1. Thanks for posting this Dino. It's quite eye-opening.

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  2. Hello,

    (Sorry for leaving this in your journal, but your email's not listed in your profile, and I really wanted to contact you!)

    My name is Amy, and I'm contacting you on behalf of Wheeler's Black Label Vegan Ice Cream. We are a brand new independently-run company specializing in dairy-free ice cream, and based out of Boston. We launched in October at the Boston Vegetarian Food Festival, and have received nothing but positive feedback from the people who have tasted our product. We are currently distributing our 100% vegan product at local and national levels at festivals, fairs, and vegan meet-up groups.

    Is there any way we would be able to send you a free sample of our ice cream to taste-test and review on your site? As a growing company, we are grateful to get the chance to spread the word about our product to vegan consumers and anyone looking for a healthy alternative to dairy ice cream. If you're interested, please let us know by sending us a mailing address (no PO boxes, sorry; FedEx won't deliver to them) and we'll send you the ice cream ASAP!

    Thanks for you time and hoping to hear from you soon,
    Amy
    Wheeler's Black Label Vegan Ice Cream
    http://wwww.icecreamproject.com

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  3. Sorry, forgot to leave you my email. Send your response to icecreamproject2007@yahoo.com

    Sorry for cluttering your comments! :(

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  4. I recently read The Shock Doctrine and I think everyone should. It's really dense with information, but it's very accessible. Naomi Klein did a great job of re-framing our notions of economics to explain most of the world's problems. Having read her book lets you focus on the root causes of suffering and oppression, of any kind, and gives you the perspective to not get distracted by things that really aren't part of the equation.

    There's nothing about veganism in the book, but her analysis applies to everything: the rhetoric confusing democracy, freedom, and capitalism; the tactics used to promote complacency and conformity; and the unbearable relentlessness of greed and desire for power. It's quite revelatory, even though after you read it, you'll think, "duh, that's obvious now!"

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