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Corporatocracy and How America Is Used to Build A Global Empire

Confessions of an Economic Hit Man: Corporatocracy and How America Is Used to Build A Global Empire
Part I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oARBdBtGenM&eurl=http://blog....
Part II
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAqG51uwzMI&feature=related
Part III
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l22O33KyWa4&feature=related

In this shocking memoir, Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, John Perkins tells of his own inner journey from willing servant of empire to impassioned advocate for the rights of oppressed people. Covertly recruited by the United States National Security Agency and on the payroll of an international consulting firm, he traveled the world—to Indonesia, Panama, Ecuador, Colombia, Saudi Arabia, Iran and other strategically important countries. His job was to implement policies that promoted the interests of the U.S. corporatocracy (a coalition of government, banks, and corporations) while professing to alleviate poverty—policies that alienated many nations and ultimately led to September 11 and growing anti-Americanism. Within a few weeks of its release , Confessions of an Economic Hit Man landed onThe New York Times Bestseller List, then 19 other bestseller lists including the Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post. The author has been interviewed repeatedly on national radio and television shows, including Amy Goodman’s Democracy Now, CSPAN’s Book TV, and PBS’ Now with David Brancaccio. And now the book is being published in 9 languages around the world. According to John Perkins, “It is accomplishing an important objective in inspiring people to think and talk and to know that we can change the world.”




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Thanks for posting. I did

Thanks for posting. I did watch all three parts and have to say it brought more understanding.

The first part: OMG and please tell me it isn't true; made me cry. Provided insight that we live in a corporation environment; instead of a democracy, but even more troubling is that we are not even close to a republic.

The second part gave me understanding that we are enabling a system of unaccountability, but it is changeable.

As for the third part, at least watch 8:40 to 12:45

I picked up John Perkins

I picked up John Perkins audiobook "Confessions of an Economic Hit Man" at my local library just after hearing about Ron Paul last year and it was very influential in changing my perspective on our interventionist foreign policy.

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Please everyone, watch this interview!

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did you watch part III

"All great truths begin as blasphemies."

"Human beings with love and compassion are some of the most beautiful creatures in the universe... Those without are a plague on us all."

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Yes

Not sure your point.

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I thought part 3 was very on point with what we discuss here

about corporate greed and real actions that we can take to fight it.

"All great truths begin as blasphemies."

"Human beings with love and compassion are some of the most beautiful creatures in the universe... Those without are a plague on us all."

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Right.

Some of the techniques were quite innovative. I prefer however, to focus on the government half of the equation. Get rid of the facilitators and the Corps won't be able to chase immoral profits.

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recommend buying this book