Family
San Francisco a BK Currents book To my mother and father, Ruth Moody and Jason Perkins , who taught me about love and living and instille d y in me the courage that enabled m e /l to write this book. Beyond them, I thank the people who encouraged me to go ou t on a limb and tell my story : Stephan Rechtschaffen, Bill and Lynne Twist, Ann Kemp, Art Roffey, so many of the people who partici- pated in Dream Change trips and workshops, especially my co - facilitators, Eve Bruce, Lyn Roberts-Herrick, and Mary Tendall, an d my incredible wife and partner of twenty-five years, Winifred, an d our daughter Jessica .
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“San Francisco a BK Currents book To my mother and father, Ruth Moody and Jason Perkins , who taught me about love and living and instille d y in me the courage that enabled m e /l to write this book.”
“Beyond them, I thank the people who encouraged me to go ou t on a limb and tell my story : Stephan Rechtschaffen, Bill and Lynne Twist, Ann Kemp, Art Roffey, so many of the people who partici- pated in Dream Change trips and workshops, especially my co - facilitators, Eve Bruce, Lyn Roberts-Herrick, and Mary Tendall, an d my incredible wife and partner of twenty-five years, Winifred, an d our daughter Jessica .”
“My mother became a high school Latin teacher .”
Meaning
In fact, twenty-four thousand people die every single day because they are unable to obtain life-sustaining food .i Most im- portantly, this story must be told because today, for the first time in history, one nation has the ability, the money, and the power to change all this . The longer version relates to my dedication to the country wher e I was raised, to my love of the ideals expressed by our Founding Fa- thers, to my deep commitment to the American republic that today promises "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" for all people , everywhere, and to my determination after 9/11 not to sit idly by any longer while EHMs turn that republic into a global empire .
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“In fact, twenty-four thousand people die every single day because they are unable to obtain life-sustaining food .i Most im- portantly, this story must be told because today, for the first time in history, one nation has the ability, the money, and the power to change all this .”
“The longer version relates to my dedication to the country wher e I was raised, to my love of the ideals expressed by our Founding Fa- thers, to my deep commitment to the American republic that today promises "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" for all people , everywhere, and to my determination after 9/11 not to sit idly by any longer while EHMs turn that republic into a global empire .”
“The sights, the people, the conversations, and the feelings I describe were all a part of m y life.”
Faith and doubt
Thi s belief also has a corollary : that those people who excel at stoking the fires of economic growth should be exalted and rewarded, whil e those born at the fringes are available for exploitation . This effect is reinforced by the corollary belief tha t the captains of industry who drive this system should enjoy a specia l status, a belief that is the root of many of our current problems an d is perhaps also the reason why conspiracy theories abound .
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“Thi s belief also has a corollary : that those people who excel at stoking the fires of economic growth should be exalted and rewarded, whil e those born at the fringes are available for exploitation .”
“This effect is reinforced by the corollary belief tha t the captains of industry who drive this system should enjoy a specia l status, a belief that is the root of many of our current problems an d is perhaps also the reason why conspiracy theories abound .”
“My passion was, I had n o doubt, as strong as that of Lancelot for Guinevere — and even more secretive.”
Responsibility
When it is available, we choose paper that has been manufactured by environmentally responsible processes . I wrote that in 1982, as the beginning of a book with the working title, Conscience of an Economic Hit Man .
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“When it is available, we choose paper that has been manufactured by environmentally responsible processes .”
“I wrote that in 1982, as the beginning of a book with the working title, Conscience of an Economic Hit Man .”
“As is the case with so many things we EHMs must take responsibility for, it is a war that is vir- tually unknown anywhere outside the country where it is fought .”
Freedom
When it is available, we choose paper that has been manufactured by environmentally responsible processes . The longer version relates to my dedication to the country wher e I was raised, to my love of the ideals expressed by our Founding Fa- thers, to my deep commitment to the American republic that today promises "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" for all people , everywhere, and to my determination after 9/11 not to sit idly by any longer while EHMs turn that republic into a global empire .
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“When it is available, we choose paper that has been manufactured by environmentally responsible processes .”
“The longer version relates to my dedication to the country wher e I was raised, to my love of the ideals expressed by our Founding Fa- thers, to my deep commitment to the American republic that today promises "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" for all people , everywhere, and to my determination after 9/11 not to sit idly by any longer while EHMs turn that republic into a global empire .”
“They hav e brought us to a point where our global culture is a monstrous ma - chine that requires exponentially increasing amounts of fuel an d maintenance, so much so that in the end it will have consume d everything in sight and will be left with no choice but to devour itself.”
Justice
No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, o r transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or othe r electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the pub- lisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and certai n other noncommercial uses permitted by copyright law. Members of a conspiracy can b e rooted out and brought to justice .
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“No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, o r transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or othe r electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the pub- lisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and certai n other noncommercial uses permitted by copyright law.”
“Members of a conspiracy can b e rooted out and brought to justice .”
“We will commit ourselves to navigating a xii Confessions of an Economic Hit Man Preface xiii course toward compassion, democracy, and social justice for all .”
Suffering
It fuels the industries that make a handful of Ecuadorian families wealthy, and it has been the source of untold suffering for the farmers and indigenous people who live along the river. I would know that babies were dying out there for lack of food and potable water, an d that infants and adults alike were suffering from horrible disease s and living in terrible conditions .
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“It fuels the industries that make a handful of Ecuadorian families wealthy, and it has been the source of untold suffering for the farmers and indigenous people who live along the river.”
“I would know that babies were dying out there for lack of food and potable water, an d that infants and adults alike were suffering from horrible disease s and living in terrible conditions .”
“Meanwhile, I pondered the nature of foreign aid, and I consid- ered the legitimate role that developed countries (DCs, in World 46 Part II : 1971—1975 47 Bank jargon) might play in helping alleviate poverty and misery in less-developed countries (LDCs) .”
Love and compassion
San Francisco a BK Currents book To my mother and father, Ruth Moody and Jason Perkins , who taught me about love and living and instille d y in me the courage that enabled m e /l to write this book. The longer version relates to my dedication to the country wher e I was raised, to my love of the ideals expressed by our Founding Fa- thers, to my deep commitment to the American republic that today promises "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" for all people , everywhere, and to my determination after 9/11 not to sit idly by any longer while EHMs turn that republic into a global empire .
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“San Francisco a BK Currents book To my mother and father, Ruth Moody and Jason Perkins , who taught me about love and living and instille d y in me the courage that enabled m e /l to write this book.”
“The longer version relates to my dedication to the country wher e I was raised, to my love of the ideals expressed by our Founding Fa- thers, to my deep commitment to the American republic that today promises "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" for all people , everywhere, and to my determination after 9/11 not to sit idly by any longer while EHMs turn that republic into a global empire .”
“We will commit ourselves to navigating a xii Confessions of an Economic Hit Man Preface xiii course toward compassion, democracy, and social justice for all .”
