“I think this has been a class war waged by the rich against the poor, and I think that they won. And I think the poor are fighting back.” ThinkingHas BeensWarFightingPoorClassRichFighting Back Author:Naomi Klein
“I think there is a danger that an environmental crisis can be used in precisely the same way as the terrorist threat can be used in terms of giving up freedom.” ThinkingWayGivingUsedTermDangerGiving UpCrisisThreatEnvironmentalTerroristEnvironmental Crisis Author:Naomi Klein
“Most of you didn't think that helping people share books would be a subversive act...Yet the fact is that you have chosen a profession that has become radical.” PeopleThinkingBookFactsHelpingWould BeShareProfessionChosenRadicalHelping PeopleSubversive Author:Naomi Klein
“There are lots of incredible people who are working in very flawed structures that are designed to keep us apart, so we're going to have to figure this out. The first stage is just talking about it openly: We are all working within structures where there is a disincentive to do what we most need to do, which is come together. I don't know what the answer is but I definitely think that that first stage is just being honest about it and trying to speak about it in a way that is not just accusatory.” PeopleThinkingTryingTogetherSpeakHonestIncrediblesBeing HonestFlawed Author:Naomi Klein
“That is the meaning of the Trump brand - being the boss who is so rich and so powerful he can do whatever he wants. So the way in which he ran for president was to embody that idea as fully as he possibly could with his outrageousness. I don't think he actually thought he would win. I think the original idea was purely a marketing idea. It seemed a no-lose situation, because he would get so much free publicity. And this has always been his genius - I shouldn't use the word "genius" when talking about Trump - but he's always understood the value of free publicity.” ThinkingValuesWinningPresidentPowerfulSituationRichGeniusMarketingRanBoss Author:Naomi Klein
“I do think that at this moment in late capitalism it is easier in our minds to imagine raising Florida 30 feet to escape the rising seas than it is to regulate capitalism to make it serve human beings.” ThinkingMindMomentsImagineCapitalism Author:Naomi Klein
“I do believe that our ability to jam the Trump brand is somewhat limited. I think we can chip away at it, but ultimately the way to undermine the Trump brand is a better product in the political marketplace, if you'll forgive the capitalist metaphor. I do think that the negative messaging on Trump is severely limited because he is tapping into a very deep, and in many a rightful, desire for deep change, and a feeling that the whole system is so broken and so corrupt that you might as well raise a middle finger as some kind of act of agency.” ThinkingBelieveKindFeelingsPoliticalDesireAbilityBrokenNegativeForgivingMetaphorCapitalistVery DeepMiddle Finger Author:Naomi Klein
“It doesn't have the ability to think rationally this economic model. It thinks like a drug addict: 'Where can I get my next fix?' It doesn't learn wisely. Any kind of measure of natural wisdom would be: you make a mistake, you correct it the next time around. But a drug addict feels terrible... and then says: 'I want more'. Unfortunately we have an economic model that thinks like a crack addict.” ThinkingWantFeelsKindWould BeNextNaturalAbilityMistakeEconomicTerribleDrugModelsEnvironmentalCracksBe YouNext TimeAddictDrug AddictEconomic Models Author:Naomi Klein
