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A review by vitsa
No Is Not Enough: Resisting Trump’s Shock Politics and Winning the World We Need by Naomi Klein
4.0
I wanted to read this book quickly, because I don't imagine it will age very well. It deals with the very topical and current issue of Trump's rise to power, primarily with the foundation that allowed this to happen. He positioned himself as a brand which makes him almost invincible to criticism.
The book was an interesting exploration of the current political climate and the way companies/brands exploit crises to push their neoliberal agenda, and it laid out the actions necessary to combat these shock policies. We need to come together at community level and take decisive action.
But the truth is I didn't buy it. The examples that Klein provided made me more and more convinced that it doesn't work, that no matter the fighting and the opposition, in the end they still slowly but surely push through their own agenda. I don't know if there is a way for us to change the system in time to stop catastrophic changes to the environment and any more damage to our social and economic rights.
The book was an interesting exploration of the current political climate and the way companies/brands exploit crises to push their neoliberal agenda, and it laid out the actions necessary to combat these shock policies. We need to come together at community level and take decisive action.
But the truth is I didn't buy it. The examples that Klein provided made me more and more convinced that it doesn't work, that no matter the fighting and the opposition, in the end they still slowly but surely push through their own agenda. I don't know if there is a way for us to change the system in time to stop catastrophic changes to the environment and any more damage to our social and economic rights.