"Thomas Friedman dismissed the protesters in Quebec City as members of the "Coalition to Keep Poor People Poor." …The Coalition to Keep Poor People Poor might as well disband; its apparent goal is being accomplished in spades by pro-market forces. If the prospects of the world's poor improving their lot is one that supposedly upsets anti-capitalist protestors, they can confidently put their gas masks and get back to the shopping mall - global capitalism can be trusted to keep the poor in check without any help."
Quote Details
Added by wikiquote-import-bot
Unverified quote
0 likes
Social criticsColumnistsPolitical authors from CanadaNon-fiction authors from CanadaJournalists from Toronto
Original Language: English
Available Languages (1)
Sources
Imported from EN Wikiquote
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Linda_McQuaig
Revision History
No revisions have been submitted for this quote.
Categories
Linda McQuaig
19 quotes on TrueQuotesView all quotes by Linda McQuaig →
Related Quotes
"The public-choice theorists would have us believe that nobody ever gets involved in governments or the political aren…"
"Private courier companies are fine to handle the lucrative parts of the [postal] business. But they have little inter…"
"Utterly left out of Tax Freedom Day [a holiday marking how many days an average person must work before his or her an…"
"Despite loud complaints from members of the financial elite about high tax levels, it's interesting to note that they…"
"Those tempted to slough off the helpful role of the state [in the earning of private property] should... "compare the…"
"[[George W. Bush|[George W.] Bush]] explained that he wasn't willing to take the steps outlined in the Kyoto accords …"
"All our confidence in our ability to act collectively is being undermined, with the subtext message Whatever it is, t…"
""Short-term inequality remains a problem," writes [right-wing scholar Dinesh] D'Souza... "but is it a problem we can …"
"Not only has capitalism failed to bring us to the brink of a scarcity-free world, but in a sense, you could say that …"
"Under the market system, there is demand for a product if a lot of people want it - but that demand counts for nothin…"