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Naomi Klein:
You take this to its logical conclusion, one would have the image that we are, in fact, the end of the world is nigh. And we are all completely brainwashed and there's no space left. And I don't believe we're there yet. And I think it's really important that we don't overstate the case, and that we admit that there are cracks and fissures in all of these corporate structures. And sometimes when a corporation is concentrating on one particular project they look the other way and all kinds of interesting things happen in the corner. Vandana Shiva:
It is the case in every period of history where injustice based on falsehoods, based on taking away the right and freedoms of people to live and survive with dignity, that, eventually, when you call a bluff, the tables turn. Elaine Bernard:
Ultimately capital puts it foot down somewhere. And anywhere it puts its foot down it can be held accountable
You take this to its logical conclusion, one would have the image that we are, in fact, the end of the world is nigh. And we are all completely brainwashed and there's no space left. And I don't believe we're there yet. And I think it's really important that we don't overstate the case, and that we admit that there are cracks and fissures in all of these corporate structures. And sometimes when a corporation is concentrating on one particular project they look the other way and all kinds of interesting things happen in the corner. Vandana Shiva:
It is the case in every period of history where injustice based on falsehoods, based on taking away the right and freedoms of people to live and survive with dignity, that, eventually, when you call a bluff, the tables turn. Elaine Bernard:
Ultimately capital puts it foot down somewhere. And anywhere it puts its foot down it can be held accountable
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And this time they freaked
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They were afraid of being sued
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and losing advertising dollars
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And all of the stations owned by Rupert Murdoch
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And he owned more television stations than any
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other group in America
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That s 22 television stations
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That s a lot of advertising dollars
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For Round Up Aspartame Nutra Sweet
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and other products
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So we got into a battle
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And uh the first deal was the new general manager
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his name's Dave and Dave is a salesman
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And you know he d pump your hand
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how ya doin how ya doin
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Called us upstairs to his office and he said
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Movie Summary
Documentary that looks at the concept of the corporation throughout recent history up to its present-day dominance.
