tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2905948318203709429.post4583578764562097510..comments2023-08-11T09:49:15.314-06:00Comments on In the War Between.: This is Straight Out of an Aldous Huxley Novel.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2905948318203709429.post-86560623050066769612011-03-09T10:14:00.570-07:002011-03-09T10:14:00.570-07:00I have read pieces but not the entire thing. I ma...I have read pieces but not the entire thing. I may have to now.<br /><br />xoBeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12054616991634627611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2905948318203709429.post-31818167757869544442011-03-09T09:55:07.840-07:002011-03-09T09:55:07.840-07:00"Shock Doctrine" is a really good book."Shock Doctrine" is a really good book.Ambeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01784442194076118920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2905948318203709429.post-81885151474321508542011-03-09T09:31:57.369-07:002011-03-09T09:31:57.369-07:00I wrote an essay in school that was turned into a ...I wrote an essay in school that was turned into a play about something similar. <br />They owned everyone right down to their clothing they wore. If you worked for a company, you lived in their buildings, shopped in their markets, and watched their cable channels. There were designated corporate areas depending on your "rank" in the world. <br />Sony was the worst of them and people were constantly trying to get promoted into the highest echelon of ownership.<br /><br />I thought it was a fictional tale.Beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12054616991634627611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2905948318203709429.post-68685308877585827272011-03-09T07:03:07.321-07:002011-03-09T07:03:07.321-07:00Whoa! This is Jennifer Government (by Max Berry) c...Whoa! This is Jennifer Government (by Max Berry) coming to life!<br /><br />In it, people love corporations so much, they actually change their surnames to that of the corporation. Corporations "sponsor" schools, and other institutions, and all those who use it - such as kids in schools - change their name to the corporation sponsoring it. Finally, Government itself becomes just another corporation - and agents working for the government all have their surname changed to government. Hence the title - Jennifer Government is the full name of the protagonist, a government agent called Jennifer. Those who establish their own companies use the surname Enterprises, as seen by one of Jennifer's allies - Violet Enterprises. You can find it at <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0349117624?ie=UTF8&tag=ds07d-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=0349117624" rel="nofollow">Jennifer Government</a>Da' Vanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18025907510069555842noreply@blogger.com