Mehness

The abyssmal state of things in the world can get one down. Shiny sparkly items don't distract, and stand only as a reminder of why things have gotten so bad. Naomi Klein has an interesting-sounding book out titled The Shock Doctrine. Excerpts from it and statements she's made about it make me think she's able to express my thoughts clearly. She argues that corporate interests take advantage of disasters to push policies that bring them profit. Her take on Bush's statement that "Wall Street got drunk and now it's got a hangover" : The administration was serving the drinks, said Klein. "And I'm arguing that Bush was bartender in chief." Right fucking on.