What recent book or film have you been affected by?
Posted on Jun 13th, 2008
by 
shivermetimbers01
shivermetimbers01
This is in Response to the Questions and Reflections for June 12, 2008:
I readily admit that I'm an idealist. I'm predisposed to naivete, thinking that everyone has the best of intentions, especially when those people are charged with the task of looking out for others. Within the past year, I read a book called Confessions of an Economic Hit Man by John Perkins, which was disillusioning on many levels. It was very disturbing to me that the government would conspire to ruin the economies of other countries, but it was equally upsetting to realize that an individual would choose to participate in this practice without being coerced. The author condemns the strategies espoused by his employer after he has reaped the monetary benefits. Everyone should read that book.
Access: Public
books
July 2008 
wow, that sounds intense. I'll have to check it out.