The movie the corporation is all about how corporations exploit all that they can to gain an economic gain. The most ironic thing about this movie is that it bashes corporations, yet a corporation published this movie.
This movie has a direct relation to Confessions of an Economic Hit Man in so many ways. The biggest relation is how corporations and econmic hitmen work together to exploit countries. The hitmen go in first and draw up plans to increase economic growth, while riddling the nation with debt. The country accepts this plan as it appears to be very bennificial to them, while in reality it just ties them down. Corporations and construction firms go in to help create the infustructure. After that other corporations come into the region to market themselves, growing there brand in that region, or enslaving the population for cheap labor. When the better infustruction, combined with the poor population the production cost becomes relativley low.
Take the time just to listen When the voices screaming are much too loud Take a look in the distance Try and see it all Chances are that ya might find That we share a common discomfort now I feel I'm walking a fine line Tell me only if it's real
Still I'm on my way On an on it goes Vacant hope to takeHEY I can't live in here for another day Darkness has kept the light concealed Grim as ever Hold on To faith as i dig another grave Meanwhile the mice endure the wheel Real as ever And it seems that I've been Buried AliveI walked the field through the fire Taking steps utill I found solid ground Followed dreams reaching higher Couldn't survive the fall Much has changed since the last time And I feel a little less certain now You know I jumped at the first sign Tell me only if it's realMemories seem to fade On and on it goes Wash my view awayHEY I can't live in here for another day Darkness has kept the light concealed Grim as ever Hold on To faith as I dig another grave Meanwhile the mice endure the wheel Real as ever And I'm chained like a slave Trapped in dark Slammed all the locks Death calls my name And it seems that I've been Buried AliveTake you down now Burn it all out Throw you all around Get your fuckin' HANDS OFF MEWhat's it feel like? Took the wrong route Watch it fall apart Now you're knockin' AT THE WRONG GATEFor you to pay the toll A price for you alone The only deal you'll find I'll gladly take your soul While it seems sick sober up quick Psycho lunitic crushing you with HANDS OF FATEShame to find out when it's too late But you're all the same Trapped inside INFERNO AWAITSEvil thoughts can hide I'll help release the mind I'll peel away the skin Release the dark WITHINThis is now your life Strike you from the light This is now your life Die buried aliveThis is now your life Strike you from the light This is now your life Die buried aliveThis is now your life Strike you from the light This is now your life Die buried alive
Meaning and Implication to Confessions of an Economic Hit Man:
The song buried alive by Avenged Sevenfold is about not living life to its fullest, being trapped, frusterated and eventually becoming depressed. Also being trapped in world you hate. This applies very well to John Perkins' life. At first he thought he had a dream job, lots of travel, high paying, along with being very high profile. Eventually though, he began to see he was digging the graves of developping countries. Although he saw this, he still continued to exploit them, striking them from the life. It eventually got to the point where he could not look at himself i a positive light any more. The only way he could achieve happiness again would be to quit his job.
This brings up a very serious question though, as John began to realize how he was slamming the locks on countries, chaining them like a slave to the US, he realized he was chained to the system. He could not get out, and if he did some one else would come up and replace him. So it was a question on whether to quit or not? He chose to call it quits, escaping from the chains of the modern economic enslavery system. Unfortunately he could not help countries escape with him, as they are still in the hands and fate of the United States.
Since the ancient times, Iraq has always been considered a key region of land. In Ancient times it spawned the birth of 4 great empires; Samarians, Assyrians, Babylonians and the Persians. There are two reasons why this region was important in ancient times. Those reasons had to do with its location and the two rivers flowing through the region, Tigris and Euphrates. These rivers made the land in the region fertile, which spawned the growth of these empires.
In modern times, one more reason has emerged; Iraq is supposed to have one of the largest oil reserves in the world. There is speculation that Iraq’s oil reserves are much larger than Saudi Arabia’s. Under this presumption, the United States tried to persuade the Iraqi leader, Saddam Hussein, to take on huge debts, in order to finance cost of bringing up the oil. They were also planning on making sure the Iraqis were solely dependent on the U.S.
This plan had worked before in Saudi Arabia. After the Saudis imposed an oil embargo on the United States, the states soon realized the nation’s importance and began to develop it in a way so that everything the Saudis do depends on the United States. This did not just benefit the United States though, as the Saudis have made billions off of oil revenues.
Iraq rejected the offer and proceeded to attack Kuwait. The United States mobilized an army to defend Kuwait. The war with Iraq was called Gulf War 1. This would turn out to be the beginning of the end for Iraq.
Kuwait had a very strategic value, if the Iraqis could take it; it would give them a bigger coastline, which would allow for more trade and economic growth for the Iraqis. The US stepped in though and called the Iraqi attack “Unprovoked.” This statement is very ironic coming from the US as just a few years before; they invade Panama for no apparent reason. After this they installed a pro-USA government in the region to gain control of the Panama Canal.
The 2003 invasion of Iraq is very controversial. The mass hysteria created by the 2001 September 11th terrorist attacks, combined with the government propaganda, portraying the region in a negative light, allowed the US forces to attack Iraq.
When diplomacy fails, assassinations fail, then when proposed ideas fail, the US military is always there to enforce other countries to comply with the US’s interests, Iraq in 2003, Panama in 1989 and many other wars before, in-between and after these conflicts.
Sorry I have not been posting in a while. The reason why I have not been posting is because I have been on vacation in Isreal and Jordan. During this period of time, a lot has happened in the world. I would have been posting about what is going on, but unfortunately i did not have any internet access at the time. Fortunately I made it back from my trip just as the powder keg of the region of the Middle East I was in started to heat up. In the final days of my trip, there were two bombings in Jerusalem and some protests in Amman. In the near future I will be posting about what i experienced in Jordan and Isreal.Thank you for understanding what has been going on and expect a lot more posts in the coming days.
Foreign aid is supposed to help countries develop into the status of a developed country. Unfortuanately the model of foreign aid does not work that way. In reality, foreign aid is a sham. It is made to make the leaders of developing nations rich, while shackling their country in debt, making it further obligated to the developed countries along with their corpations. International consulting firms would survey these the underdeveloped countries (UDCs) and convince them to accpet these huge loans. The UDCs are told that it is in their best interest to accept them, but in reality, they are not. The UDC would them have many huge infrastructure projects being build, yet the money they are spend to build these projects is leaving their economy and is going to international corporations.
Societies and governments that have no religion, no faith and no substance behind their ideology are doomed to fail. History validates that faith and belief in a higher power is imperative in creating a successful society. People in a communist society have are ingrained in a doomed ideology. To keep the people in a communist society suppressed, they take away their religion and faith to highlight that everyone is equal. Individuality is stripped away, along with the desire and work ethic to move up the social chain. Societies that succeed are the ones with an abundance of faith in religion. The best example of this is Israel. Without some common idea uniting the people of this country together,Judaism, it would not exist. They have fought for their place in the Middle East, a mostly Arab region, and will continue to fight for their place in the Middle East.
With the American efforts in Vietnam failing, the Americans feared that they would lose Southeast Asia to the communists. The Americans viewed Indonesia as they key to regaining control over the region, or at least gaining a foothold. Indonesia was an oil rich country and was often called “the most heavily populated piece of real estate on the planet.” They planned to make Indonesia incur huge loans to pay for huge projects, that would develop the infrastructure of Indonesia.
"Economic hit men, are highly paid professionals who cheat countries around the globe out of trillions of dollars. Their tools include fraudulent financial reports, rigged elections, payoffs,extorion, ses and murder. they play a game as old as Empire but that has taken on terrifying dimensions during this time of globalization." John Perkins.
Confessions of an Economic Hit Man is the story of one man's experiences, John Perkins, while working for an international consulting firm. These firms are responsible for underdeveloped countries incuring enormous loans along with building the U.S.'s global empire. He became exposed to a world full of greed, corruption and intrigue.