"The Shock Doctrine" and California fires

[Richard D]

Just saying and just waiting to see if anything happens.

Please keep eyes open.

[leftchick]

1. I have been thinking the same

look for blackwater, halliburton etc. to be moving in on the action soon.

[ixion]

3. yep, and just in time...Blackwater is coming back to the US from Iraq...

:scared:

[Elspeth]

4. Harris Fire started in Potrero

which has been trying to keep Blackwater from settling there.

[grasswire]

2. disaster capitalism

Chaos=profit opportunity.

I'd be willing to bet that there's some glee in certain circles. The plan to profit was already written, most likely.

And if there was arson.....it's MIHOP.

[nadinbrzezinski]

5. It happened the last time

at least on the leading edges

You can bet your ass that Blackwater will have NO problem getting thier camp now

And we will see the first efforts to privatize Fire and Police

[annabanana]

11. yeeks

:scared:

And the saddest thing is that many will have no problem with that.

[shance]

6. Someone said Bush is doing to California what they did to New Orleans

n/t

[mmonk]

7. Yep

That was on my mind as well.

[Lisa]

8. you read my mind, Richard ...

Actually, fires were linked with what I now realize was an early form of "disaster capitalism", more than 2000 years ago -- the Roman politician Crassus got rich off his private fire companies that would make money off desperate homeowners. And then later there was the land grab when Nero took advantage of the fires that burned many people's homes, to construct a lavish palace for himself.


I was re-reading Klein's book last night, as I saw the fire coverage on CNN.


For those who haven't seen it yet -- there's a short film up on the book's website.

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


And her article from a few days ago, in the LA Times. Doesn't mention fires yet, but very interesting.

http://www.naomiklein.org/articles/2007/10/outsourcing-government

[bbgrunt]

9. Randi just stated on AAR that

Black-agua is trying to establish a training base in Ca and have met some resistance. Interesting coincidence.

[Sequoia]

12. How do spell Arson?

[Sequoia]

10. Naomi was on Democracy Now this morning.

I thought of that too.

[tonnyb]

13. Shock Doctrine unfolding in California?

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-electoral23oct23,0,4216231.story?coll=la-home-

Republican's have relaunched their effort to split California's electoral votes. The measure stalled last month due to a lack of money. They have till Nov 13th to get enough money a signatures to place the initiative on next June's ballot. That gives them 3 weeks to do what they had given up on. Ed Rollins is involved.

The Bush admin claim that the new FEMA is going to be very responsive. He stuttered when he got to the word 'help.' I wonder if that means help as in Katrina help?Helping these Californians out would be contrary to the Shock Doctrine. You remember how he promised to help New Orleans? Nothing came of it.