Sunday, September 9, 2007

This is why I love Naomi Klein




I may have to run out and buy her new book when it hits the stores here.

I remember extolling the virtues of her last book No Logo to a young female cousin of mine. I was telling my then teenage cousin what a bad thing that corporations were branding everything in sight including her clothing and she looked at me like I had three heads. My cousin said something like, "But I like Old Navy and Gap clothes. I like people seeing that I wear those kinds of clothes," and as soon as she said that I thought, "Oh shit, we may have already lost the fight to take back our lives from the greedy corporate pigs."

But then Ms. Klein comes out with a new book and she restores my faith in people once more.

Thank you once again Canada for producing another great American.

2 comments:

Barbara Bruederlin said...

Everything she says makes so much sense and is so frighteningly true.

I think I need to read her new book as well.

But don't give up on your cousin. Make her read No Logo and then talk to her again.

Anonymous said...

Yeah, she was on Sam Seder's show yesterday, and was just amazing.

And welcome back. Atlantic Beach is a fine destination to vacation at.