A Summary Of Naomi KleinsNo Is Not Enough - 816 Words

Bestselling novelist Naomi Klein presented her new book, â€Å"No is Not Enough.† Klein proceeds to explain her inspiration for the book, the election of Donald Trump. Additionally, she states that the writing process for this book was expedited because of the urgency she felt after the election. The book focuses on the resistance that is necessary for this â€Å"time of crisis.† Naomi Klein starts her talk with a brief of her personal experiences in â€Å"crises.† She was in New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, present in the collapse of Greece’s economy, witnessed 2001 riots in Argentina. She continues with the similarities in these crises. She claims that these crises were â€Å"Wake up calls,† that they had a â€Å"Wake up element† for change.†¦show more content†¦The expected to lose many seats in the early election recently called by Prime Minister Teresa May. What Labor did to counter this expected loss was to p ropose was strictly liberal policies. In an unexpected turn, Labor gained more seats and Teresa May lost her Tory majority. Klein used this example to show that saying more than just â€Å"no† can successfully change policy. Klein states that we must have â€Å"offense and defense at the same time.† She finishes by saying we live in a time of intersecting crises and that people are hungry for solutions. She inspirationally tells the crowd that the apocalyptic news on the television doesn’t match up with the solutions. While her message is inspirational, it is hypocritical. There are some fallacies, major if I do say, within her speech. She vehemently rebuked the â€Å"shock doctrine,† which she mostly portrays as a conservative tactic. Yet, this passionate theory of her is also her downfall. My initial question was, â€Å"Why does she rush to these â€Å"crises† she preaches about?† Well, she rushes to crises, alongside the â€Å"corporate capitalism† she describes, to promote the â€Å"Wake up call,† otherwise known as her own beliefs. Another important example she uses to demonstrate the â€Å"Shock Doctrine† is the â€Å"crisis† in Puerto Rico. She, at one point, stated that with the current failure of the electrical grid this should be the time to install â€Å"green sources of energy.† But she blames corporate capitalism with trying to privatize it and