Book Corner
No Logo - Naomi KleinFor the most part we act as small cogs of a large wheel in an even larger system of big business and money. Our capitalist regime creates many wonderful opportunities and illusions of freedom for those lucky enough to be included in it, there are however some serious downfalls of the system. In this insightful book Naomi Klein explores some of these pitfalls based on years of research she has conducted around the globe.
Armed with her facts and experiences she is able to transcent the glossy PR 'butter wouldn't melt in our mouths' message the world's largest branded companies would have us believe. What remains are these companies' ruthless expantion tactics, disrespect for workers' needs, both at home and even more so abroad and their willingness to exploit the poor to meet their own needs... profit.
Klein is able to restore some faith in us that we are not completely helpless against these giants of corporate business, that in fact we can make a difference. She enlightens us to some of the activities activists have been up to over the years to try to alleviate these problems. The book empowers us to the extent that we might very well get up early the next day and join a rally or a campaign, untill you start reading the next book and become too busy again.
Eye opening book, insightful and enlightening - recommended.
posted by mrwhatshisface @ 4:43 pm
1 Comments:
Glad you approve, I also have a poetry corner but am told it is crude and crass by someone (can't think who) with no sense of humour.
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