The G20: Larry Summers' Global Menace

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Naomi saith: "This is a speech I delivered on Friday night, at a terrific event organized by the Council of Canadians. It is about why the G20 deserves to be derailed, interrupted and, ultimately, shut down."

Police restrain demonstrators at the G8/G20 Summit, Toronto, Canada, 06/26/10. (photo: Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press)

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+2 # Guest 2010-07-11 20:25

Naomi Klein is spot on..! Why is this so hard for the masses to comprehend?!
jls-California

+3 # goodsensecynic 2010-07-12 01:56

Perhaps because "mass" education and the "mass" media have done such an effective job of reproducing the ideology of the "elites."

Weaning people away from "Newsweek" and "The Situation Room" (to say nothing of FOX News) and giving more nutritious fare in such venues as "The Nation" and "Monthly Review" is difficult ... especially when the corporate media are so "user-friendly" - aren't Katy Couric and Rick Sanchez sweet?

+2 # Guest 2010-07-12 02:01

Naomi is "spoton" as the above Mr. Sully inferred but Larry Summers was not the sole architect of this fiasco for the Ex Prime Minister of Canada, when then Finance Minister assisted Larry Summers in formulating this "Bilderburg" type assault on human dignity. Thank you...... just another nail you drove into the coffin of the masses.

+4 # Guest 2010-07-12 03:15

I second Joe Sully. Why is Naomi's critique of the G20 and global capitalism not the mainstream view? Why is it not coming from the mouths of all US politicians, esp. the members of the democratic party. Where is the progressive Obama or Clinton.

I guess we know the answer -- Obama, Clinton, and most other US politicians have been bought and paid for by banks. Same with US news media. They are the problem, not part of the solution.

The solution is a massive tax strike by middle and lower income earners. Simply don't pay for governments as long as they represent only banks and global capitalism. The tax strike is coming. It will unite the right wing teapartiers and the left wing antigolobalists and anarchists. If enough people go on strike, the IRS cannot prosecute them all.

Let's talk up the tax strike -- the real tea party.

0 # Guest 2010-07-13 06:22

"...the IRS cannot prosecute them all." Oh, but they can prosecute enough of them to put the fear of God in the rest.

0 # Guest 2010-07-12 18:43

Obama was whimpering impotently when China said they would continue unhinging their currency, because it benefits THEM, and they don't care about the effects on other countries. America needs to be proud, strong, and unilateral again.

That said, China's intransigence essentially renders the G20 moot.

We have our own nonviolent protest that is being laughed at, though, so we can't gloat too loudly!

0 # dwcoffey 2010-09-10 12:39

Naomi Klein is here, as is her norm, precisely on target, concise and accurate. She, in all that she says and writes, provides us an example of wisdom and moral courage.

I am in love with Naomi Klein!

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