Comments on: The Shock Doctrine: Short Film http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/10/04/the-shock-doctrine-short-film/ Online travel magazine dedicated to exploring travel in the 21st century. Offering travel news, compelling interviews, online travel tools, and more. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:53:32 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: dougdo http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/10/04/the-shock-doctrine-short-film/comment-page-1/#comment-18253 dougdo Fri, 12 Oct 2007 00:00:55 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/10/04/the-shock-doctrine-short-film/#comment-18253 Thanks for posting this. I've been hearing a lot about this book, positive and negative. The film is powerful and presents some important ideas that certainly are not well discussed in our society. Thanks for posting this. I’ve been hearing a lot about this book, positive and negative. The film is powerful and presents some important ideas that certainly are not well discussed in our society.

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]]> By: Josh Lew http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/10/04/the-shock-doctrine-short-film/comment-page-1/#comment-17870 Josh Lew Sat, 06 Oct 2007 04:39:34 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/10/04/the-shock-doctrine-short-film/#comment-17870 I think that Cuarón's video does not do justice to Klein's idea that disaster offers economic opportunity to those who seek it. I mean, comparing shock therapy to the current administration's foreign policy is ridiculous, but at the same time, one has to wonder, why is war being waged in Iraq, but not in Sudan. I'd all but guarantee that you'd be seeing GIs in Dafour if the US had more of an economic stake in the country. I think that Cuarón’s video does not do justice to Klein’s idea that disaster offers economic opportunity to those who seek it. I mean, comparing shock therapy to the current administration’s foreign policy is ridiculous, but at the same time, one has to wonder, why is war being waged in Iraq, but not in Sudan. I’d all but guarantee that you’d be seeing GIs in Dafour if the US had more of an economic stake in the country.

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]]> By: Ian MacKenzie http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/10/04/the-shock-doctrine-short-film/comment-page-1/#comment-17757 Ian MacKenzie Thu, 04 Oct 2007 20:14:01 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/10/04/the-shock-doctrine-short-film/#comment-17757 I find it hard to believe that there would be a systematic conspiracy to take advantage of crisis - but perhaps her point is that there's always those looking to exploit the "shocked" if it benefits their bank accounts... very stylish film though. I find it hard to believe that there would be a systematic conspiracy to take advantage of crisis – but perhaps her point is that there’s always those looking to exploit the “shocked” if it benefits their bank accounts… very stylish film though.

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]]> By: Eva http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/10/04/the-shock-doctrine-short-film/comment-page-1/#comment-17746 Eva Thu, 04 Oct 2007 16:33:40 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/10/04/the-shock-doctrine-short-film/#comment-17746 Thanks for the link, Tim. I'm not usually much of a Naomi Klein fan but this sounds pretty interesting. The sudden "redevelopment" of the areas in Greece that have just been conveniently cleared by fire sprang to mind as a smaller-scale example of the "opportunities" provided by catastrophes... http://www.worldhum.com/weblog/item/in_greece_developers_eye_scorched_peloponnese_20070920/ Thanks for the link, Tim. I’m not usually much of a Naomi Klein fan but this sounds pretty interesting. The sudden “redevelopment” of the areas in Greece that have just been conveniently cleared by fire sprang to mind as a smaller-scale example of the “opportunities” provided by catastrophes…

http://www.worldhum.com/weblog/item/in_greece_developers_eye_scorched_peloponnese_20070920/

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]]> By: Tim Patterson http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/10/04/the-shock-doctrine-short-film/comment-page-1/#comment-17738 Tim Patterson Thu, 04 Oct 2007 13:18:21 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/10/04/the-shock-doctrine-short-film/#comment-17738 Here's a link to a great review of "The Shock Doctrine" by famed economist Joseph Stiglitz in the New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/30/books/review/Stiglitz-t.html?_r=1&oref=slogin Here’s a link to a great review of “The Shock Doctrine” by famed economist Joseph Stiglitz in the New York Times.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/30/books/review/Stiglitz-t.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

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