tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12310464.post3570190068133352781..comments2024-02-26T13:34:55.746-06:00Comments on Comrade Kevin's Chrestomathy: In Case You Need a Means of ComparisonComrade Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11393718048145784837noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12310464.post-20880717402683060852009-03-09T18:28:00.000-05:002009-03-09T18:28:00.000-05:00The Naomi Klein reminder is apropos. But also bear...The Naomi Klein reminder is apropos. But also bear in mind that this chart doesn't show (and can't show) whether the current spike in unemployment will hover around 8 to 10 percent or will continue to climb to reach something like 1933 levels. I wish I could say that the latter is improbable. But it's never been MORE probable since before World War II.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12310464.post-39767475254243349862009-03-08T06:55:00.000-05:002009-03-08T06:55:00.000-05:00i haven't read the book (but have read some review...i haven't read the book (but have read some reviews and heard a number of interviews), but doesn't naomi klein in The Shock Doctine posit that by creating fear, no, rather, TERROR, amongst the general populace, they (the people) become more pliant, more willing to give over their rights (and their thoughts) to the government simply because they feel so powerless in the face of such chaos?anitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11950712894174167863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12310464.post-47389638850948800342009-03-07T14:54:00.000-06:002009-03-07T14:54:00.000-06:00I agree. It is becoming a chain reaction which fee...I agree. It is becoming a chain reaction which feeds upon itself. The Roosevelt saying regards nothing to fear but fear, still holds water.jadedjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16569736113526368917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12310464.post-12467418935453125302009-03-07T10:51:00.000-06:002009-03-07T10:51:00.000-06:00Tracie,I agree with you. Lots of people are jitte...Tracie,<BR/><BR/>I agree with you. Lots of people are jittery about losing their jobs for the reasons you state. <BR/><BR/>But I know we will plow through this even though it will be uncomfortable for a good long while.Comrade Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11393718048145784837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12310464.post-74815120329884541562009-03-07T08:37:00.000-06:002009-03-07T08:37:00.000-06:00I agree, Kevin - it's bad, but not as bad as the m...I agree, Kevin - it's bad, but not as bad as the media are trying to make us feel about it. And on a long-term scale is nothing to what FDR saw when he said he saw a third of a nation out of work.Mauigirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15529827915262851910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12310464.post-9472327702940128122009-03-07T07:37:00.000-06:002009-03-07T07:37:00.000-06:00You know that and I know that and my boyfriend Joe...You know that and I know that and my boyfriend Joe knows that, but the powers-that-be in our corporate office either don't know that OR are using the ignorance of the people to their advantage - because not only did they lay off 14 people last November (including Joe), they laid off 10 more full-time people yesterday and Goddess knows how many part-timers. <BR/><BR/>And I'm just wondering if it's a matter of time before I get laid off...in which case, I'm REALLY screwed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com