2016 Postmortem

Ichingcarpenter

(36,988 posts) Mon Feb 1, 2016, 11:42 AM Feb 2016

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Naomi Klein's twitter message to the people of Iowa

People of Iowa: Today you get to make a choice that would give countless people better choices. Jobs, Justice + Climate Action #VoteBernie

https://twitter.com/NaomiAKlein/status/694146800991604736

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Naomi Klein's twitter message to the people of Iowa (Original Post) Ichingcarpenter Feb 2016 OP

Love her so much! whatchamacallit Feb 2016 #1

+1.nt Snotcicles Feb 2016 #10

Yep. Naomi is the best! hifiguy Feb 2016 #11

YES! Faux pas Feb 2016 #2

Here she is on a climate change conference with Bernie Ichingcarpenter Feb 2016 #3

Her book the Shock Doctrine is an excellent read. JRLeft Feb 2016 #4

All of her books are required reading hifiguy Feb 2016 #12

It's 'Shock' Doctrine actually. FYI navarth Feb 2016 #25

I know it was a typo. JRLeft Feb 2016 #29

yeah I figured, but just in case. no worries navarth Feb 2016 #30

Yeah I'm not trippin' to many real problems like Hillary and Republicans. JRLeft Feb 2016 #32

Arguably she and her husband helped to start the Occupy movement in Argentina (The Take) cascadiance Feb 2016 #33

Climate Change! Vote for Bernie!!!! nt retrowire Feb 2016 #5

That's one of the most meaningful endorsements I've seen Armstead Feb 2016 #6

would prefer organized to militant otherwise, I approve this message. carry on BERNERS Hiraeth Feb 2016 #7

yeah militant is what the LiberalElite Feb 2016 #9

Bingo! 99Forever Feb 2016 #8

K & R ! TIME TO PANIC Feb 2016 #13

reading "This Changes Everything" right now... mikeysnot Feb 2016 #14

Her books do tend to have that effect. Very well-written and informative. arcane1 Feb 2016 #19

Especially "Shock Doctrine"!!!!! mikeysnot Feb 2016 #20

We love Naomi so much! Enthusiast Feb 2016 #15

This endorsement means a lot! Iwillnevergiveup Feb 2016 #16

Hell yes! LOVE Naomi Klein! arcane1 Feb 2016 #17

Naomi! Dont call me Shirley Feb 2016 #18

( ._.) Marty McGraw Feb 2016 #21

I think it's safe to say SheenaR Feb 2016 #22

She is great! blackspade Feb 2016 #23

Not sure why the word "militant" is necessary? Mao and Stalin's "leftist" ideas were... MadDAsHell Feb 2016 #24

Their failure wasn't because of their militancy but because of their doctrines. rhett o rick Feb 2016 #27

Love her! Duval Feb 2016 #26

Bravo Ms. Klein. nm rhett o rick Feb 2016 #28

k+r Attorney in Texas Feb 2016 #31

whatchamacallit

(15,558 posts)

1. Love her so much!

Reply to Ichingcarpenter (Original post)

Mon Feb 1, 2016, 11:43 AM

Feb 2016

Snotcicles

(9,089 posts)

10. +1.nt

Reply to whatchamacallit (Reply #1)

Mon Feb 1, 2016, 01:20 PM

Feb 2016

hifiguy

(33,688 posts)

11. Yep. Naomi is the best!

Reply to whatchamacallit (Reply #1)

Mon Feb 1, 2016, 01:23 PM

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Faux pas

(14,681 posts)

2. YES!

Reply to Ichingcarpenter (Original post)

Mon Feb 1, 2016, 11:43 AM

Feb 2016

Ichingcarpenter

(36,988 posts)

3. Here she is on a climate change conference with Bernie

Reply to Ichingcarpenter (Original post)

Mon Feb 1, 2016, 12:40 PM

Feb 2016

She was urging Bernie to run back in (at least) 2014.

She is such an inspiration

Its a long video but look who's there...... Bernie and Naomi........

JRLeft

(7,010 posts)

4. Her book the Shock Doctrine is an excellent read.

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Mon Feb 1, 2016, 12:51 PM

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hifiguy

(33,688 posts)

12. All of her books are required reading

Reply to JRLeft (Reply #4)

Mon Feb 1, 2016, 01:24 PM

Feb 2016

for anyone on the Left. She's brilliant. Hell of a good writer, too.

navarth

(5,927 posts)

25. It's 'Shock' Doctrine actually. FYI

Reply to JRLeft (Reply #4)

Mon Feb 1, 2016, 02:26 PM

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JRLeft

(7,010 posts)

29. I know it was a typo.

Reply to navarth (Reply #25)

Mon Feb 1, 2016, 06:45 PM

Feb 2016

navarth

(5,927 posts)

30. yeah I figured, but just in case. no worries

Reply to JRLeft (Reply #29)

Mon Feb 1, 2016, 07:41 PM

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JRLeft

(7,010 posts)

32. Yeah I'm not trippin' to many real problems like Hillary and Republicans.

Reply to navarth (Reply #30)

Mon Feb 1, 2016, 08:41 PM

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cascadiance

(19,537 posts)

33. Arguably she and her husband helped to start the Occupy movement in Argentina (The Take)

Reply to JRLeft (Reply #4)

Tue Feb 2, 2016, 10:29 AM

Feb 2016

http://www.thetake.org/

It documented a *fed up* worker/citizen movement against the 1% there and highlighted a big election changing things there too.

It directly influenced what happened in Republic Windows in Chicago back in 2008, where workers occupied and took over the factory there in the same fashion!

http://www.alternet.org/story/120188/firing_the_boss%3A_the_man_who_organized_chicago's_factory_takeover_speaks_out

retrowire

(10,345 posts)

5. Climate Change! Vote for Bernie!!!! nt

Reply to Ichingcarpenter (Original post)

Mon Feb 1, 2016, 12:54 PM

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Armstead

(47,803 posts)

6. That's one of the most meaningful endorsements I've seen

Reply to Ichingcarpenter (Original post)

Mon Feb 1, 2016, 12:59 PM

Feb 2016

I loves that Naomi Klein. She knows whereof she speaks.

Hiraeth

(4,805 posts)

7. would prefer organized to militant otherwise, I approve this message. carry on BERNERS

Reply to Ichingcarpenter (Original post)

Mon Feb 1, 2016, 01:09 PM

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LiberalElite

(14,691 posts)

9. yeah militant is what the

Reply to Hiraeth (Reply #7)

Mon Feb 1, 2016, 01:16 PM

Feb 2016

other side uses to scare people.

99Forever

(14,524 posts)

8. Bingo!

Reply to Ichingcarpenter (Original post)

Mon Feb 1, 2016, 01:12 PM

Feb 2016

Feel the Bern

TIME TO PANIC

(1,894 posts)

13. K & R !

Reply to Ichingcarpenter (Original post)

Mon Feb 1, 2016, 01:30 PM

Feb 2016

mikeysnot

(4,757 posts)

14. reading "This Changes Everything" right now...

Reply to Ichingcarpenter (Original post)

Mon Feb 1, 2016, 01:33 PM

Feb 2016

difficult to read, I fear the worst for my kids future....

we could have been so much farther along if the B-movie actor did not win in 1980....

arcane1

(38,613 posts)

19. Her books do tend to have that effect. Very well-written and informative.

Reply to mikeysnot (Reply #14)

Mon Feb 1, 2016, 01:36 PM

Feb 2016

But the news is never good

mikeysnot

(4,757 posts)

20. Especially "Shock Doctrine"!!!!!

Reply to arcane1 (Reply #19)

Mon Feb 1, 2016, 01:50 PM

Feb 2016

Enthusiast

(50,983 posts)

15. We love Naomi so much!

Reply to Ichingcarpenter (Original post)

Mon Feb 1, 2016, 01:34 PM

Feb 2016

Iwillnevergiveup

(9,298 posts)

16. This endorsement means a lot!

Reply to Ichingcarpenter (Original post)

Mon Feb 1, 2016, 01:35 PM

Feb 2016

GO, IOWA!

arcane1

(38,613 posts)

17. Hell yes! LOVE Naomi Klein!

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Mon Feb 1, 2016, 01:36 PM

Feb 2016

Dont call me Shirley

(10,998 posts)

18. Naomi!

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Mon Feb 1, 2016, 01:36 PM

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Marty McGraw

(1,024 posts)

21. ( ._.)

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Mon Feb 1, 2016, 02:00 PM

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SheenaR

(2,052 posts)

22. I think it's safe to say

Reply to Ichingcarpenter (Original post)

Mon Feb 1, 2016, 02:08 PM

Feb 2016

That we proudly stand with Naomi Klein in this endorsement

blackspade

(10,056 posts)

23. She is great!

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Mon Feb 1, 2016, 02:20 PM

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MadDAsHell

(2,067 posts)

24. Not sure why the word "militant" is necessary? Mao and Stalin's "leftist" ideas were...

Reply to Ichingcarpenter (Original post)

Mon Feb 1, 2016, 02:23 PM

Feb 2016

plenty militant and it didn't exactly work out for the people.

rhett o rick

(55,981 posts)

27. Their failure wasn't because of their militancy but because of their doctrines.

Reply to MadDAsHell (Reply #24)

Mon Feb 1, 2016, 05:34 PM

Feb 2016

Our founders were militant " aggressive, especially in the service of a cause". I think OWS was militant. It doesn't mean violent.

Duval

(4,280 posts)

26. Love her!

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Mon Feb 1, 2016, 02:34 PM

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rhett o rick

(55,981 posts)

28. Bravo Ms. Klein. nm

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Mon Feb 1, 2016, 05:34 PM

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Attorney in Texas

(3,373 posts)

31. k+r

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Mon Feb 1, 2016, 08:25 PM

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