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A review by blubonby
The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism by Naomi Klein
challenging
dark
informative
Capitalism at the scene of the crime, yet again. What a shock 🙄
Insightful and infuriating to read how again and again the world over, capitalists, big corporations, and politicians have used (manipulated) disasters and crises, whether man-made or natural, to push free market economic policies. These policies only ever go on to further enrich the already mega rich, and push the poor into further suffering.
The parallels drawn between the use of electroshock therapy, among other torture techniques, on individuals, and the use of shock on populations after disaster, was incredibly poignant, and really stuck with me throughout.
Thoroughly recommend.
(p.s. I hope Milton Friedman is rotting in hell painfully, along with all his buddies)
Insightful and infuriating to read how again and again the world over, capitalists, big corporations, and politicians have used (manipulated) disasters and crises, whether man-made or natural, to push free market economic policies. These policies only ever go on to further enrich the already mega rich, and push the poor into further suffering.
The parallels drawn between the use of electroshock therapy, among other torture techniques, on individuals, and the use of shock on populations after disaster, was incredibly poignant, and really stuck with me throughout.
Thoroughly recommend.
(p.s. I hope Milton Friedman is rotting in hell painfully, along with all his buddies)