Very imaginative response Bob. Unfortuantely pretty “Normal” too.
I asked my friend in Argentina to respond to these videos. this is what he had to say…
I watched a couple of videos of this guy. I liked him, I guess just for being a little different and go against the mainstream, his love for los sudamericanos and his general unpretentious, casual stance.
Although you know the anti corporate thing is well known to me… remember? Since I guess 1997 when I started sending you stuff from http://www.adbusters.org and my subscription to that magazine. And also that excellent book I bought in a quaint bookstore in Arkansas called “A Nation of Salesmen”. That was a pre web purchase!
I feel he is naive thinking we, sudamericanos, are democratic! Ja ja, gee he is too in love with the hospitality he found in Ecuador, a country that I´m sure also saw its share of interrupted elected governments and military coup d´etats I mean something admirable of the U.S is the oily mechanism of elections since Washington times without any fascist or military interruption…at least “On the Outside” appears as a good example of democracy and democratic people. We are the opposite to that.
Also I think he is wrong or naive when he thinks a “democratic capitalism” is possible in opposition to the “imperialistic capitalism” of the U.S. My guess is that it is too late: the U.S or British Or old Spanish model of conquer and implant our way of life (capitalism) has taken root in most nations, even China!!! For example, okey he is very honest in telling all the details of the U.S operations to control de oil in the middle east but do you know who owns the oil in Argentina??? who controls it? The gallegos yes los chavales de ESPAÑA! So see the model is already implanted internationally…and I would say Italians control gas in Uruguay…
The corporate model is already embraced everywhere…
To me the core problem is capitalism and consumerism… the MAXIMIZING PROFIT creed, capitalism exploits people because its based on profit, and reducing costs to be able to COMPETE in the now GLOBAL market, all market laws demand and offers are based on competition…on reducing costs, paying less, exploiting, otherwise you dont have “sufficient margins” …
democratic capitalism is a contradiction in terms…the nature of capitalism is conquest, expansion, etc…it is ruthless Rustico!!! ja ja—You know that in Argentina we exploit BOLIVIANS ANS PARAGUAYANS in textile sweatshops and in the construction industry. There have been plenty of problems with the sweatshops and bolivians. BUT, we are now experiencing a textil, design boom, tourist from all over come to B.A. to buy clothing, good and cheap stuff. Same with Walmart, Nike and other brands that hire indonesians or whatever…
So to me the solution comes from the utopian scenario of masses of people QUESTIONING themselves!!! ja ja ja on the habits of consumption, greed, cult of personality (clothing, fashion, bigger cars, houses) etc…ja ja which comes down to the old religions that question DESIRE!!! how to curb desire or restricted, or we consume because of spiritual or love voids, etc…and we come to addictions ja ja!!!!
Anyway in the same line I like that guy MIchael Moore (I have to see that movie Sicko) and HAVE YOU SEEN the movie “The corporation” I saw it a couple of years ago, it´s really good check it out here…it´s a really GOOD WEBSITE about it with educational stuff and all http://www.thecorporation.com/
Also I am sending you a whole book in PDF format called gangs of america. It´s about also corporations the birth of them and how they acquired so much power thru some bylaws in your constitution…
WOW WHAT A RANT eh rustico, hope you are doing well my friend. I will soon be rendering my translation services for a huge US Argentina Realtors convention organized by my cousing. Ah lots of greedy wanna be developers looking to cut deals in the pampas…by the way we are having a construction boom here…
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WINNER OF 26 INTERNATIONAL AWARDS! 10 Audience Choice Awards including the 2004 Sundance Film Festival.
Provoking, witty, stylish and sweepingly informative, THE CORPORATION explores the nature and spectacular rise of the dominant institution of our time. Part film and part movement, The Corporation is transforming audiences and dazzling critics with its insightful and compelling analysis. Taking its status as a legal “person” to the logical conclusion, the film puts the corporation on the psychiatrist’s couch to ask “What kind of person is it?” The Corporation includes interviews with 40 corporate insiders and critics – including Noam Chomsky, Naomi Klein, Milton Friedman, Howard Zinn, Vandana Shiva and Michael Moore – plus true confessions, case studies and strategies for change.
