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born 1945 United States

John Perkins (born January 28, 1945) is an American author. He is best known for his book Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, in which Perkins claims to have played a role in an alleged process of economic colonization of Third World countries on behalf of what he portrays as a cabal of corporations, banks, and the United States government.

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The corporatocracy is not a conspiracy, but its members do endorse common values and goals. One of corporatocracy's most important functions is to perpetuate and continually expand and strengthen the system.

Confessions of an Economic Hit Man (2004)

People like me are paid outrageously high salaries to do the system's bidding. If we falter, a more malicious form of hit man, the jackal, steps to the plate. And if the jackal fails, then the job falls to the military.

Confessions of an Economic Hit Man (2004)

An Economic Hit Man Confesses and Calls to Action: John Perkins: TEDxTraverseCity (19m)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: John Perkins (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.