Around the world in Britain, the United States, Asia and the Middle East, there are people with power who are cashing in on chaos; exploiting bloodshed and catastrophe to brutally remake our world in their image. They are the shock doctors.
Exposing these global profiteers, Naomi Klein discovered information and connections that shocked even her about how comprehensively the shock doctors' beliefs now dominate our world - and how this domination has been achieved. Raking in billions out of the tsunami, plundering Russia, exploiting Iraq - this is the chilling tale of how a few are making a killing while more are getting killed.
Here are a few notable quotes from The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism by Naomi Klein:
“The real truth of the market is that it thrives on chaos.”
“The shock doctrine is not about crisis management, it is about crisis exploitation.”
“Only a crisis – actual or perceived – produces real change.”
“The great irony of the free market is that it can only be achieved by force.”
“The idea that any people or any society can be rebuilt from the ashes of disaster, with the right mix of ‘privatization’ and ‘free markets,’ has been the central myth of neoliberal economics.”
“In the name of economic freedom, the global elite have waged an aggressive and unrelenting campaign to reduce the role of government, gut social safety nets, and strip away rights and protections.”
“We are taught that capitalism is a natural, inevitable system that we must accept; but it is a system that has been designed, constantly re-engineered, and deliberately enforced through shock.”
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