Dear Friends,
I'm learning so much from people across the country as I continue traveling. Again, I thank you for helping to spread the word. Confessions of an Economic Hit Man moved up to #6 on the NY Times Bestseller List for Paperback Nonfiction and is now similarly ranked on a dozen other bestseller lists. This means people are getting a chance to hear its message and my greatest hope is that this will lead to each person realizing that this is a time for changing our consciousness and a time of HOPE. Together we can make a better world for our children and grandchildren.
The other day, I received a message that came in from a radio talk show where I talked about Confessions of an Economic Hit Man. It inspired me to know that people are seeing the possibilities:
MESSAGE FROM A LISTENER:
"I was listening to the first hour of your show today and heard you announce that the author of the book "Confessions of an Economic Hit Man" would be on, in the second hour. Unfortunately I was just able to catch the last few minutes of the second hour of the show. I was confused because when I tuned in I heard this wonderful intelligent man saying everything about corporatism that I believe, and saying his ideas that I agree will improve the world, and I thought you had changed guests, I thought, "Oh, I guess the author of Confessions of an Economic Hit Man was replaced with another interviewee". I couldn't imagine, having heard about that book, that someone who had been an economic hit man would sound so completely loving, liberal and radical, in a good sense of the word radical. I was so surprised and so thrilled when I heard at the end that indeed the man I'd just been listening to was the author of that book. The fact that he can believe what he does today after doing what he did in the past speaks to personal transformation. But it was what he was saying that truly transfixed me and filled me with hope. I haven't heard many people say they think we can truly change corporatism, and he sounded so hopeful that we consumers can use our power over their livelihood, and change the world, literally. I have my own list of products and companies that I boycott, but I have wondered what effect I'm having, and I want to join bigger efforts. I will buy his book, thank you so much for the interview."
I'm traveling to Chicago this week, then on to Florida and New Jersey. Hope to meet some of you.
Often people want to know what they can do. In my book, I offer a number of ideas and also shared some specific thoughts for change in my recent podcast at the Global Dialogue Center community.
John Perkins
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