As regular readers will know, I do not always see eye-to-eye with George but here I think he is spot on. This is just one symptom of the adaptation of capitalism in the wake of financial crisis and with the prospect of environmental and energy crises. Our actions and discussions should be informed by a sense of this historical moment, rather than undermined by the attempts to create chaos and fear that Monbiot identifies:
http://www.monbiot.com/archives/2010/10/18/britains-shock-doctrine/#more-1291
Really enjoying your blog, will be sure to visit again, I'm just getting going in the blogosphere.
ReplyDeleteHere's a post I did on Monbiot recently and TEEB: http://www.10waystosavetheworld.net/nagoya-teeb-and-george-monbiot