tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957710813382618241.post7218132499545169428..comments2023-10-09T12:29:56.242+03:00Comments on Born Again Egyptian: The Shock Doctrinenahoulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03660627570111652957noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957710813382618241.post-88100970759071494962009-12-14T14:29:19.320+02:002009-12-14T14:29:19.320+02:00This is a book that should be mandatory reading to...This is a book that should be mandatory reading to all human beings. Sadly so much is kept hidden about the realities of the injustices that are taking place in the name of humanity, justice and freedom!!!!!<br /><br />It is a wake up call. Knowledge is POWER.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01484477695559599827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957710813382618241.post-48741104215995171942009-08-09T17:02:58.721+03:002009-08-09T17:02:58.721+03:00Hanno,
I did not mean to imply that it was time t...Hanno,<br /><br />I did not mean to imply that it was time to end our discussion. <br /><br />I guess my previous reply sums up my position, so I won't repeat what I wrote earlier here.<br /><br />As for "the poor's suffering is equally the consequence of leftist policies as it is of the right." comment, I have a feeling that many people (especially the poor) would disagree, but 7afawetlak di.nahoulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03660627570111652957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957710813382618241.post-2535624014452299052009-08-09T16:48:03.979+03:002009-08-09T16:48:03.979+03:00Dear Bosman,
Thank you for your comment.
But ple...Dear Bosman,<br /><br />Thank you for your comment.<br /><br />But please tell me, did I write something that implied that i am anti-Capitalism in general? And that I am an extremist too? <br /><br />I am against the Milton Friedman flavor of Capitalism but am a supporter of the Keynesian economics. <br /><br />A middle ground between "laissez-faire" capitalism and socialism. <br /><br />So no huge disagreement there.nahoulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03660627570111652957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957710813382618241.post-34719953109578694592009-08-08T16:35:21.037+03:002009-08-08T16:35:21.037+03:00Hello Nahoul,
Well I could not stay away from this...Hello Nahoul,<br />Well I could not stay away from this topic. I did read the book. Here is my 2 cents worth opinion. I think capitalism remains the best economic strategy. It promotes work and innovation which can sustain an economy. Sure there are people who use the cover of capitalism to promote their own political agendas. That should not push us to the extreme opposite, we know it is not successful either, but rather to revisit our controls and checks and balances to ensure that this does not happen. In my opinion two wrongs do not make a right.bosmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07435970426486255098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957710813382618241.post-64962776016845433182009-08-02T11:08:42.655+03:002009-08-02T11:08:42.655+03:00I hope your "thank you for this convesation&q...I hope your "thank you for this convesation" is not a sign that it is time to end it.<br />CNN and NYTimes are right wing? Again....wow....you're such a radical. <br />The problem is, though I'm totally against what Reagan, Bush and their fellow conservatives stand for and I'm not a Milton Friedman fan, yet, I don't see much of an alternative coming from your list of 'friends'. I must admit I sympathize with them and tend to cheer them but (call me a skeptic)the poor's suffering is equally the consequence of leftist policies as it is of the right.Mohamed Hannonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957710813382618241.post-56358362908133697322009-08-02T09:13:20.274+03:002009-08-02T09:13:20.274+03:00Come on. Unfair. That was obviously a mistake. (we...Come on. Unfair. That was obviously a mistake. (well I'm also not very good with Chinese names) I meant Deng Xiaoping. But I can say hello in Chinese "neee how". Can you?<br /><br />And why do you have to assume that I am a fan of any leader? (Are you? Who is She/He?)<br /><br />Should I go with the safe & classic Gandhi? or may be Mandela is more in these days?<br /><br />I hope you don't mind, but I will stick to supporting the Wretched of the Earth. Oh no, forget I said that, please don't accuse me of supporting violence. <br /><br />Now regarding my one source, this is not true. I have discovered, not too long ago, that what I assumed were multiple sources, or true debates are not. Just look at who owns the major news networks and newspapers around the world. Large corporation and tycoons like Murdoch. And who owns the Arab networks & papers now-a-days? <br />same same!!<br /><br />So I turned to alternative sources and I found plenty. <br /><br />So Naomi is just one in a long list that includes Edward Said, Rashid Khalidi, Cornel West, Noam Chomsky, Chris Hedges, Amy Goodman, John Berger, Arundhati Roy, Seymour Hersh, Robert Fisk, Andrew Becevich, Howard Zinn, Paul Findley, Vijay Prashad, Victoria Brittain, and even Bob Woodward to name a few. And yes, Ahdaf Soueif too. And yes most of them are on the left but this is needed to balance the right wing bombardment from FOX news, CNN, NY Times, WSJ, ....<br /><br />As for Arabic alternative sources, I find those in some excellent blogs.<br /><br />So I'm not a communist nor a socialist. I am not a big fan of theories. I just try to hear all sides then I use my good old gut-feeling to judge things.<br /><br />Thank you for this "conversation".nahoulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03660627570111652957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957710813382618241.post-57488017535037151402009-08-02T01:44:07.911+03:002009-08-02T01:44:07.911+03:00.....after rereading your comment I must say: WOW.........after rereading your comment I must say: WOW. Zhao Ziyang who wanted to fight corruption of the communist party and was sympathetic to chinese Tiananmen demonstrators is a supporter of the rich. So are you a Mao and Stalin fan?Mohamed Hannonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957710813382618241.post-24251135839981471582009-08-02T01:36:47.093+03:002009-08-02T01:36:47.093+03:00Declaring your limited knowledge of the subject is...Declaring your limited knowledge of the subject is no excuse for depending on one source/ one sided view. And it is not an Either/Or situation. The abhorrent Neoconservatism is no execuse for failed socialist policies.<br />Siding with Naomi and Robbins is not synonymous with siding with the poor. Many of those who side with the poor like Nasr or Chavis don't do them much good.Mohamed Hannonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957710813382618241.post-28398026588288961622009-08-01T19:27:54.110+03:002009-08-01T19:27:54.110+03:00No need to apologize, I did admit up front that wh...No need to apologize, I did admit up front that when it comes to money matters, I am hopeless.<br /><br />The thing is, I'd rather be as opinionated and radical as Arundhati Roy, Tim Robbins, Seymour Hersh, and John Berger (they wrote positive reviews supporting the book); and side with the poor and obscure than be as smart as Reagan, Clinton, Bush -father & son -, Pinochet, Menem, Paz, Suharto, Zhao Ziyang, Yeltsin and side with the rich and famous.<br /><br />Go Naomi!!!<br /><br />I am planning to read "No Logo" next.nahoulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03660627570111652957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957710813382618241.post-35427827162212131942009-08-01T19:04:58.950+03:002009-08-01T19:04:58.950+03:00Sorry Nahoul, but 'Shock Doctrine' is not ...Sorry Nahoul, but 'Shock Doctrine' is not economics 101 and it can never be. It is the work of an opinionated radical journalist who is out to lobby you against certain policies and economic theories not to explain economic facts and pros and cons of certain economic measures. <br />It might have explained a few things but it has probably skipped many that might affect your understanding of these issues. So me wary.Mohamed Hannonoreply@blogger.com