tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22461955.post35346943087097747..comments2023-07-02T09:00:40.450-05:00Comments on Everything is Temporary: Shock DoctrineUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22461955.post-14515580361459408422007-10-08T22:16:00.000-05:002007-10-08T22:16:00.000-05:00Thanks Clix, as an English major, I thought about ...Thanks Clix, as an English major, I thought about that as well. The definition becomes circular, but I think in the context of the video they want to present it as "we need horrible things to happen so we can get what we want." The video wants you to be horrified by a statement that is essentially a truism. <BR/><BR/>I suppose I'll have to look at the book. Maybe the next time I'm at our one half-decent bookstore within a 25 mile radius I'll see if it's available.Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00091445655872919350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22461955.post-7482704332209928642007-10-08T17:56:00.000-05:002007-10-08T17:56:00.000-05:00Okay, as an English teacher, I gotta comment. ;DIt...Okay, as an English teacher, I gotta comment. ;D<BR/><BR/>It's overly facile to say "only a crisis produces real change" because that's actually the definition of a crisis, at least from a literary standpoint - a turning point that produces change. <BR/><BR/>However, not all crises need to be catastrophic. People often comment after getting a raise that there doesn't seem to be any more money than before. That's because a positive crisis (promotion) produced change (additional spending)!<BR/><BR/>It would be interesting to look at different positive and negative crises and the changes that resulted from them.Clixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04460380696875928585noreply@blogger.com