Interview with Naomi Wolf Author of "The End of America"
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Stumble ThisFascinating interview with renowned author Naomi Wolf, perhaps best known for her early 1990s feminist classic "The Beauty Myth", considered by many to be one of the most important works of the 20th century.
Wolf discusses her new book "The End of America", already on the New York Times bestseller list. The book identifies ten classic steps common to all dictatorships -- including those of Mussolini, Hitler and Stalin. Alarmingly, Wolf makes the case that each of these ten steps is occurring in post 9/11 America today. The book is a call to action for young and concerned Americans and this interview intimately frames this important discussion.
Wolf discusses her new book "The End of America", already on the New York Times bestseller list. The book identifies ten classic steps common to all dictatorships -- including those of Mussolini, Hitler and Stalin. Alarmingly, Wolf makes the case that each of these ten steps is occurring in post 9/11 America today. The book is a call to action for young and concerned Americans and this interview intimately frames this important discussion.
She states that the Democrats have signed on to it but they have just begun to get signatures from the Republican side.
As you will see in the video clip, Kasich opens the interview telling Wolfe that she's " way out there" and then continues to interrupt almost every time she tries to respond. He also admitted he only read parts of the book and didn't need to read more. As the interview progresses, Kasich becomes more rattled ending the interview while Wolfe calmly continues talking.
http://www.newshounds.us/2007/11/23/naomi_wolfe_unnerves_john_kasich_on_oreilly_factor.php
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9C0jdU-Hg4
The problem is, and she knows it, we are all far too dependent upon charismatic leaders. Her call to action is to US, not for us to rely on her or any other authority. It's an exciting wake-up call to re-learn or learn for the first time what democracy is all about, and to accept the sovereignty of the citizenry as Jefferson intended. It means being part of the solution and not just begging leaders to save us.
I encourage you, the viewer of this interview, to consider how you might take real action of your own, and do so consistently, as part of your daily life. I'm personally grateful to Wolf for waking me up and making me excited to take an active role in our democracy... "if we can keep it."
i think that black water will be a problem .
its funney the shirts blackwater wear look like what the ss uniforms of ww2