Naomi Klein - Let Them Drown: The Violence of Othering in a Warming World

On May 4th, 2016 journalist and political activist Naomi Klein delivered the Edward Said Lecture at the London Review of Books. She addressed the hierarchies implicit in who survives and who dies in a warming world, the role that transnational capitalism has played in subverting democracy, and the potential vectors for resistance that are available for averting an ecocidal collapse. Her aim in this talk is to describe "the role that systems that rank the value of human beings...have played in deepening that crisis." The original video can be found here, my gratitude to the London Review of Books for their hosting of the Edward Said Lectures. --- As always these talks are syndicated for educational and nonprofit purposes in accordance with Fair Use. They are produced ad-free, because I listen to my own stuff on here and like you, I hate ads. Furthermore my historical and philosophical writing, which is also entirely free is available at my blog, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Hemlock⁠⁠⁠⁠, on Substack. The music of the intro and outro (Bach's Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major) is licensed under non-commercial attribution, and can be ⁠⁠⁠⁠found here⁠⁠⁠⁠ and has been remixed by me. Enjoy.