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    NoelleBlue: Well written, Megan! When I first read "No Logo" in college I was blown away, easily, made it one of my favorite books. Years later, when I read "Nati... more »
    HannahLaenatus: One of the best articles I ever read is "Bagdad Year Zero" by Naomi Klein which was in Harpers Mag, Sept 2004. Extremely illuminating. Link is belo... more »
    eri401: Hmm. I think Jezebel is great because it elicits discussion. The "membership" disqualifier is a common one - so white people are disqualified from tal... more »
    Cerridwen: Saying you can't be a genuine activist because you come from a privileged background is a little like saying you can't be a feminist if you're a man, no? more »
    citrus buddha: This is one of the best books I've read on exactly this subject: [www.amazon.com] more »
    southernbitch: okay. so i just read the actual profile and i will say this: she does seem to be advocating a type of system (quasi-anarchy) that in NO way is sustai... more »
    SlappySquirrel: Some of her criticisms of Friedman are so weird they leave me wondering if she ever actually read him. Like she seems to assume that because he agrees... more »
    Ratinski: Erm. Something about this article bugs me. more »
    rosie7: I'm an avid reader of jezebel. Usually I love you guys, but this piece just made me feel like swearing off you guys forever. Where did this come from?... more »
    heykoukla: "She doesn't see the irony in writing a book castigating the right for manufacturing or using crises to force their changes on an unwilling society wh... more »
    robot ninja spy: "I'm not a utopian thinker," Klein says. "I don't imagine my ideal society. I don't really like to read those books, either. I'm just much more comfor... more »
    westvillagegirl (exiled in chicago): Maybe she wants to change the "things that are." I don't know. I think I actually agree with Pilgrim Soul that this seems like pointless, nit-picky c... more »
    erin84: wow, i literally still have my jaw open from this jezebel post. Megan, i am very disappointed. Naomi Klein is a great intellectual responsible for a l... more »
    morninggloria: Playing a little devil's advocate: People can't help if they're born into priviledge. And I'd imagine that someone who isn't preoccupied with losing e... more »
    NefariousNewt: I am a Utopian thinker, because if you do not strive for the best possible society, you doom mankind to mediocrity. We may never see Utopia, but it's ... more »
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