Re: Sicko
On Jun 25, 2007, at 3:21 PM, Julio Huato wrote:
I agree, entirely. I liked the last part, on Cuba. But I hope the interview of Tony Benn (former Labor Party British MP) catches the viewers’ attention as well. Benn explained very well the frightening, demoralizing, and — therefore — politically paralyzing effects of poverty on working people.
Yes, that was an excellent bit, for a man who knows class politics
from the inside (and above). The role of fear and demoralization in
keeping the nonpoor governable was terrific.
Doug