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Posted on Jul 24, 2010 by Tidewater Peace Alliance

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Message*	THE SHOCK DOCTRINE: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism <a href="http://vpan.org/actions/?id=5160">http://vpan.org/actions/?id=5160</a> Film Premiere & Discussion at NARO Cinema: <br /> Filmmaker Michael Winterbottom (The Killer Inside Me, The Road to Guantanamo) has adapted the international bestseller by Naomi Klein that explodes the widely accepted myth that the global free market has triumphed because it is true democracy in action. The Shock Doctrine reveals how America's "free market" policies have actually come to dominate the world in the last four decades-through the exploitation of disaster-shocked people in the grips of war, natural or financial catastrophes.<br /> Around the world in Britain, the United States, Asia and the Middle East, the ruling elite are cashing in on chaos; exploiting bloodshed and catastrophe to brutally remake our world in their image. They are the shock doctors. Thrilling and revelatory, The Shock Doctrine cracks open the secret history of our era. Exposing these global profiteers, Naomi Klein discovered information and connections that shocked even her about how comprehensively the shock doctors' beliefs now dominate our world - and how this domination has been achieved. Raking in billions out of the tsunami, plundering Russia, exploiting Iraq - this is the chilling tale of how a few are making a killing while more are getting killed. (78 mins)<br /> <br /> Discussion to follow film.<br /> <br /> More info at http://www.naomiklein.org/shock-doctrine<br /> Visit http://www.narocinema.com<br /> <br /> "The only book of the last few years in American publishing that I would describe as a mandatory must-read. Literally the only one."<br /> ~Rachel Maddow
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Date(s): Wed, Jul 28th, 2010

Time: 07:30 pm

Film Premiere & Discussion at NARO Cinema:
Filmmaker Michael Winterbottom (The Killer Inside Me, The Road to Guantanamo) has adapted the international bestseller by Naomi Klein that explodes the widely accepted myth that the global free market has triumphed because it is true democracy in action. The Shock Doctrine reveals how America's "free market" policies have actually come to dominate the world in the last four decades-through the exploitation of disaster-shocked people in the grips of war, natural or financial catastrophes.
Around the world in Britain, the United States, Asia and the Middle East, the ruling elite are cashing in on chaos; exploiting bloodshed and catastrophe to brutally remake our world in their image. They are the shock doctors. Thrilling and revelatory, The Shock Doctrine cracks open the secret history of our era. Exposing these global profiteers, Naomi Klein discovered information and connections that shocked even her about how comprehensively the shock doctors' beliefs now dominate our world - and how this domination has been achieved. Raking in billions out of the tsunami, plundering Russia, exploiting Iraq - this is the chilling tale of how a few are making a killing while more are getting killed. (78 mins)

Discussion to follow film.

More info at http://www.naomiklein.org/shock-doctrine
Visit http://www.narocinema.com

"The only book of the last few years in American publishing that I would describe as a mandatory must-read. Literally the only one."
~Rachel Maddow

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

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