the economist is reviewing naomi klein, and the verdict isn’t in favor of her at all. naomi became well known for railing against the “evils of globalization”. she fails to offer any perspective beyond that though:

What is the superior alternative to capitalist development that Ms Klein proposes? She feels under no obligation to say. It is not her job to dictate to the movement. The most she can do, in all modesty, is to offer indications and observations; the people, thus empowered, must do the rest.

she is of course not alone with having no recipe against the ills she perceives in the world. it is fashionable to throw some rocks and participate in riots, but using mental capacity to think about solutions isn’t en vogue at all. an observer might conclude that this capacity is not present in these people.

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