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duhneece

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11. 'Shock Doctrine' privatization in action

Reply to IdaBriggs (Original post)

Fri May 24, 2013, 11:00 AM

May 2013

The more devastated our cities, states, park systems, etc., the more we'll see the selling off of 'public' assets...another way to rip off the poor & give to the rich.

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ARGH! "DIA's art collection could face sell-off to satisfy Detroit's creditors" [View all] IdaBriggs May 2013 OP

kr HiPointDem May 2013 #1

I wonder how the donors of that art will feel ? CincyDem May 2013 #2

The article says that some of the donors might have made "qualifications" but... IdaBriggs May 2013 #5

Donor qualifications CincyDem May 2013 #10

Sad thing. But looted art is as old as civilization. CTyankee May 2013 #23

Fucking vultures Cal Carpenter May 2013 #3

I'll bet the Emergency Manager just happens to have contacts in the art world AndyA May 2013 #4

Art is for the rich folks.... DonRedwood May 2013 #6

They have become so blatant... malthaussen May 2013 #7

A city manager appointed by the governor who does what the Koch brothers tell him to do. Octafish May 2013 #8

And the looting continues caraher May 2013 #9

you have to ask? HiPointDem May 2013 #22

Rhetorical question caraher May 2013 #24

yes, sorry, so was mine. HiPointDem May 2013 #29

'Shock Doctrine' privatization in action duhneece May 2013 #11

Again, this clown said he would not "sell off assets". louis-t May 2013 #12

The billionaire Kochs need a new free space to dump their toxic waste Blue Owl May 2013 #13

Detriot is the plutocracy testing grounds. Rex May 2013 #14

This shitty law only seems to get worse by the day. blackspade May 2013 #15

The height of stupidity FreepFryer May 2013 #16

We must become the 99 percent. woo me with science May 2013 #17

K&R marions ghost May 2013 #18

The attitude is that Detroit is a slum. What do "those people" know about art? Spitfire of ATJ May 2013 #19

Look for Wal-Mart heiress Alice Walton to loot it for her art museum in Arkansas, Tanuki May 2013 #20

Any bets on how many will wind up in private collections? n/t LadyHawkAZ May 2013 #21

Not gonna happen KamaAina May 2013 #25

Correct.. X_Digger May 2013 #26

The city is under control of the Emergency Manager. former9thward May 2013 #27

Also complicating matters is the regional tax KamaAina May 2013 #28

The ability of the city to sell is apparently a grey area likely to be decided by a judge. pa28 May 2013 #30