[ExI] Fascist America, in 10 Easy Steps

PJ Manney pjmanney at gmail.com
Thu Sep 27 23:19:30 UTC 2007


On 9/26/07, Emlyn <emlynoregan at gmail.com> wrote:
> This isn't new, but it is interesting, I thought some people mightn't
> have seen it. It'll read as pretty strongly partisan, so get past that
> if you can. Do you think things are really as bad as she describes?

Naomi Wolf and Naomi Klein need to get together.  See Naomi Klein's
The Shock Doctrine:

http://www.naomiklein.org/shock-doctrine

In a word, Emlyn, my answer is 'yes.'

But remember this: even fascists believe they're doing the right
thing.  They balance what they and the country gain by their actions
against what they and the country might lose if they refrained.
Hence, their behavior.

PJ



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